Germinated Peas Lab Report

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My hypothesis that the germinated peas would consume more oxygen than the non-germinating peas was accepted. Looking at the results the germinated pea results of how much oxygen was consumed was much higher than the ungerminated peas. The hypothesis that the P. savitum would rise in oxygen consumptions as its temperature rose was accepted as well. Looking at the data and the line graph, it is clear that as each temperature got higher the amount of oxygen consumed went up as well. Most enzyme activity after 45ºC generally become denatured and can’t function properly. Temperatures this high would increase the respiration rate of most organisms. For Z. morio the hypothesis wasn’t completely rejected, but it was not accepted either from the results.

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