(Ihaveincompletedataformyself,andsincethefitnesslevelsofmeandmypartnersgreatly variesIwilluseRandallsdata) Thepurposeoftheexperimentwastonotetheeffectsofexerciseoncellularrespirationand identifythevariousfactorsofcellularrespirationbreathingrate,heartrate,andcarbondioxide production.Ourhypothesiswasthatwithincreasedexercisetherateofcellularrespiration increases,andthereforethebreathingrate,heartrate,andcarbondioxideproductionwillallgo up.Weusedmethodsofexperimentationtotesteachofthethreemetrics,wemeasured numberofbreathsinacertaintimebeforeandafterexercise,heartratebeforeandafter,aswell ascarbondioxideproduction.

Results Thisdataclearlyshowsthatexerciseincreasesthatexerciseincreasescellularrespiration.The numberofbreathsperminuteincreasedthisisimportantbecauseagreaternumberofbreaths

directlycorrespondstoagreaternumberofoxygenconsumptionwhichdefinitivelyprovesthat moreCellularRespirationtookplace.Theheartrateincreasedbecausethebodyhadtowork extrahard,becausebloodwasbeingdeoxygenatedquickly,whichpointstowardsincreased cellularrespiration.Finallytheamountofcarbondioxideproducedincreased,andsincecarbon dioxideisaproductofcellularrespirationmorecellularrespirationprobablyoccurred. Conclusions Lookingatourresults,itisclearthatexerciseincreasestheamountofcarbondioxide.This probablyoccursbecausecellularrespirationisthemainprocessthatproducescarbondioxidein ourbody,anditisincreasedwhenweneedmoreenergysoitmakessensethattherewould beagreateramountofcarbondioxide.Exerciseincreasedthenumberofbreathsperminute, becauseoxygenisakeyreactantincellularrespiration,andthewaytoobtainoxygenisthrough breathingsoitmakessense.Asshownbyourresultsheartrateisincreasedbyexercise,this alsoshowscellularrespirationbecausetheheartistryingtoreplenishoxygeninneededareas withfreshblood,andtheoxygenisbeingusedtobreakdownsugar(cellularrespiration).Our hypothesiswascorrectincreasedlevelsofexerciseleadtomorecellularrespirationoccurring. Asactivitiesincrease,themusclesneedenergytocontractandexpand,sotheyconsumeATP. ThereplenishmentofthisATPiswhatcausesmorecellularrespirationtooccur.Oxygenis necessaryforthemusclecellsbecausetheyhavetoperformcellularrespiration,andthecarbon dioxidemustberemovedbecauseittakesupthespaceoftheoxygen.Ifeelthatdifferencesin dataarosebecauseofdifferentathleticandcardiovascularactivity,inconsistencyofexercise andhumantimingerror.Allofusinthegrouphavedifferentcardiovascularcapacities(Ihave asthma),sothatledtodifferencesinresultsduetoefficiencyandamountofoxygenneeded. Theinconsistencyofexercisewascausedbecausesomegroupmemberswereunwillingto exercise,whichobviouslyledtoflawedresults.Finally,Ibelievethatanytimeaninstrumentis operatedbyhumansitispronetoerror.