Question

in procedure 12.4, what would you expect to happen to the respiration rate of the mouse if you lowered the temperature of the environment?
multiple choice
it would decrease
it would increase
it would not change

Explanation:

Mice are endothermic (warm - blooded) animals. When the environmental temperature is lowered, they need to generate more heat to maintain their body temperature. Cellular respiration is the process by which cells generate energy (and heat as a by - product). To increase heat production, the rate of cellular respiration (and thus the respiration rate) increases.

Answer:

It would increase