Question

Is a respirometer used to measure the rate of respiration?

Answer 1

Respiration:

1. Energy is released when cells break down organic molecules like carbohydrates.
2. The breakdown of the food materials in the cell to release energy and the trapping of this energy is called cellular respiration.
3. The energy is stored in the form of ATP molecules.
4. $C_6{H}_{12}{O}_6+6O_2\to 6C{O}_2+6H_{2}O+38ATP\left(2870kJ\right)$

Respirometer:

1. It is a device that measures the rate of respiration of a living organism.
2. It measures respiration by measuring the rate of exchange of oxygen or carbon dioxide.
3. They also give us an idea of how age or chemicals affect the rate of respiration.
4. They can measure respiration as a whole organism or at the cellular level.