Name: Brandon Sahadeo

YOUTUBE VIDEO USED:

DATE: 22/01/21

TITLE: Respiration

AIM: To investigate how breathing rate changes with exercise.

APPARATUS AND MATERIALS: stopwatch

PROCEDURE: 1) A student sat quietly until he or she was completely relaxed.

2) The number of breaths taken in was counted for 1 minute and recorded in a table.

3) The students did jumping jacks for exactly 2 minutes immediately afterwards the
number of breaths were counted in the next minute and recorded in the table.

4) The number of breaths were counted every other minute until it returned to the normal
level as in step 2.

5) A graph of the number of breaths vs time was drawn.

6) The class results for time taken for breathing rates to return to normal was collected.

RESULTS: TABLE 1 SHOWING NUMBER OF BREATHS TAKEN IN PER MINUTE

Time (minute) Number of breaths per minute

1st 16
4th 51
6th 30
8th 21
10th 16
Number of minutes it took for breathing rate to return to normal=6 minutes

TABLE 2 SHOWING CLASS BREATHING RATE

Student Time taken for breathing rate to return to normal (minutes)

1 6
2 7
3 5
4 6
5 6
6 6
7 6
Average time taken to return to normal for class=6+7+5+6+6+6+6=6 minutes

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DISCUSSION: Breathing is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange,
bring in oxygen to flush out carbon dioxide. Gas exchange is the physical process by which gases move
passively by diffusion across a surface. For example, this surface might be the air/water interface of a
water body, the surface of a gas bubble in a liquid, a gas-permeable membrane, or a biological
membrane that forms the boundary between an organism and its extracellular environment. Gaseous
exchange takes place in the lungs. The breathing rate at the start was low so the exchange of gases
could occur. Respiration is the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within
tissues, and the removal of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction. In respiration, the electrons travel
through the electron transport chain and provide the energy to pump Hydrogen ions across the inner
membrane. This is where oxygen is needed: it accepts the electrons, so it is reduced. Without oxygen,
the electrons would build up and prevent any more electrons from travelling through the chain.
Respiration transforms the energy stored in foods eaten by an organism into energy that can be used for
metabolic processes that sustain the organism's life. Aerobic respiration is the process by which
organisms use oxygen to turn fuel, such as fats and sugars, into chemical energy. Anaerobic respiration
is the type of respiration through which cells can break down sugars to generate energy in the absence
of oxygen. Aerobic quation: Glucose+oxygen-energy+carbon dioxide+water.
Anaerobic equation: Glucose-lactic acid+energy. Yes vigorous activity increases respiration because
more energy is needed. Anaerobic respiration occurs if there is not enough O2. The trend shows the
breathing rate was low at the start but increased after the excersise. Lactic acid is the waste product
produced during anaerobic respiration. Running fast can lead to a build-up of lactic acid in your muscles.

O2 debt is the body's oxygen deficiency resulting from strenuous physical activity. Breathing rate was
high because in order to continue excercise oxygen is needed to provide the body with energy.Breathing
rate decreased because oxygen is not needed as much after excercise. The time varies on the fitness of
each of the students.

SOURCE OF ERROR: Taking the wrong time on the stopwatch.

CONCLUSION:Breathing rate increased during exercise and after excersise it decreased.