Respiration In Crickets

The average amount of oxygen used at each temperature is directly proportional to the intense of the respiration process that was taking place (Doltar et al., 249). This means that there was high rate of respiration at a temperature of 30°C test tube as compared with the other three test tubes. The optimum temperature for enzyme activity is usually between 35-37°C (Burchfield, 303). At this temperature the enzyme activity is maximum and thus the rate of respiration is very high at this temperature. This is the reason why the rate of respiration was very high at the range of 30-40°C than in the other test tubes. At a temperature below the optimum temperature, the enzymes are deactivated and thus the rate of respiration is low (Pawley & Lyman, 304). At temperatures above the optimum temperature, the enzymes are denatured and thus they cannot function efficiently.
At 40°C, the rate is also low since the enzymes have been denatured by the high temperature and even some of the crickets have already died due to the high temperature. In the experiment, one of the cricket in a test tube placed at this temperature died due to the extreme high temperatures.
Generally, the hypothesis of this experiment was accepted. This experiment may be used in the future to determine the conditions that are necessary for the respiration to take place. This is a very important biological experiment since it takes place in almost all living