So, I just started my ninth grade honors biology, and I'm having a bit of difficulty with anaerobic respiration and how it is effected by temperature.

I understand that if it's too cold, it'll kill off the organism, and if it's too hot it'll kill off the organism. The assignment comes with a graph, but I'm still a bit confused with it.

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So, I just started my ninth grade honors biology, and I'm having a bit of difficulty with anaerobic respiration and how it is effected by temperature.

I understand that if it's too cold, it'll kill off the organism, and if it's too hot it'll kill off the organism.  The assignment comes with a graph, but I'm still a bit confused with it.

shrutipande9 · Answer

wat is d graph like...i can try to help

glorylove · Answer

Awesome! Give me a moment, I'm attaching it now.

glorylove · Answer

The first question is 1.	How is anaerobic respiration affected by changes in temperature?

glorylove · Answer

Maybe it's a bit of morning sluggishness, but, I'm a little bit confused.

shrutipande9 · Answer

see you know that every enzyme has its optimum temperature..rite? anaerobic respiration requires enzymes obviously.

glorylove · Answer

Yeah, I pretty much know that.

shrutipande9 · Answer

so you get the maximum anaerobic activity in that optimum temp which is around 35 deg c acording to the graph due the enzymes.

glorylove · Answer

Oh, okay.  Duh.  And after that, it kills off the organism, right?

glorylove · Answer

Past 35 degrees c and cyanobacteria and other autotrophs can't complete anaerobic respiration, I guess?

shrutipande9 · Answer

yes....these anaerobes being very small organisms die off due to high temp.

shrutipande9 · Answer

ya btw killing of organism does not occur everytime...some organisms are capable of resisting variable temperatures.