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An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of an increase in environmental temperature on oxygen consumption in a mammal. The tables shows the results of this investigation.
Explain the effect of an increase in environmental temp on oxygen consumption in this mammal?
An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of an increase in environmental temperature on oxygen consumption in a mammal. The tables shows the results of this investigation.
Explain the effect of an increase in environmental temp on oxygen consumption in this mammal?
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As the temperature increased the O2 consumption went down.
Since mammals are warm blooded and maintain a constant internal temperature they need to perform aerobic respiration to produce heat to replace the heat lost. A higher external temperature means less heat loss so less respiration is needed and so less O2 is needed.
Since mammals are warm blooded and maintain a constant internal temperature they need to perform aerobic respiration to produce heat to replace the heat lost. A higher external temperature means less heat loss so less respiration is needed and so less O2 is needed.