Homework Help: AP Biology

Posted by Alex on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 4:10pm.

I'm doing an AP Lab on Cellular Respiration that is Ward's AP Biology Lab 5 with the germinating and non-germinating peas.

One question asks what is the purpose of KOH in this experiment? I wrote Potassium Hydroxide is used to remove the CO2 produced during cellular respiration. How does KOH remove CO2?

Another question asks lists 3 controls in this experiment. I put down temperature, type of peas. I need another one. I think it somewhat deals with the respirometer.

I'm stuck on this question:
During aerobic respiration, glucose is broken down to form several end products. Which end products contain the carbon atoms from glucose? The hydrogen atoms from glucose? The oxygen atoms from glucose? The energy stored in the glucose molecules?

If anyone is familiar with this lab, can I get some help? Thank you!

AP Biology - Qamar, Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 4:27am
3. the end products are 6 CO2 and 6 H2O, otherwise known as carbon dioxide and water.
the carbon dioxide contains the carbon and 2/3 of the oxygen, and the water contains the hydrogen and the 1/3 of the oxygen. don't forget that during aerobic respiration for every glucose molecule six molecules of oxygen (O2) are broken down along with the glucose, which accounts for 12 of the 18 oxygen atoms
AP Biology - Gundampilot, Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 10:41pm
The answer preceding mine is correct except that it forgot about the energy. The energy goes into the 36 ATP produced by cellular respiration. By the way I am also currently doing this lab and the preceding answer just saved me.
AP Biology - Anonymous, Monday, December 15, 2008 at 7:37pm
The other control was the beads that you used to fill the vial upto the same amount when the water was in the gradulated cylinder
AP Biology - Anonymous, Monday, December 15, 2008 at 7:38pm
The other control was the beads that you used to fill the vial upto the same amount when the water was in the gradulated cylinder
AP Biology - Anonymous, Monday, December 15, 2008 at 7:38pm
The other control was the beads that you used to fill the vial upto the same amount when the water was in the gradulated cylinder
AP Biology - vass, Monday, January 12, 2009 at 7:24pm
yes, the beads are the final control, and I'm doing a write-up on the exact same lab... and how the KOH removes the O2 is still a mystery...
AP Biology - Your mother, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 12:51pm
You tell me do things that I dun run and don't do

Cool! hahaha
AP Biology - Tu Madre, Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 9:16pm
KOH doesn't get rid of the CO2 it simply combines with it to form a precipitate.
AP Biology - Ama, Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 10:40pm
The KOH absorbed the carbon dioxide and caused it to form a precipitate at the bottom of the vial.
AP Biology - bobishka, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:46pm
what is fermentation?what are the two types of fermentation? waht organisms use fermentation?
AP Biology - Anonymous, Monday, May 10, 2010 at 10:52pm
CO2 contains the carbon atoms from glucose
H2O " " hydrogen atoms " "
CO2 + H2O both contains the oxygen atoms from glucose.
Energy is converted to ATP
AP Biology - freeport, il, Monday, November 22, 2010 at 10:26pm
well, about the question. . . . hey, how about the Bears?
AP Biology - freeport, il, Monday, November 22, 2010 at 10:27pm
well, about the question. . . . hey, how about the Bears?

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