als containing the dry seeds and glass beads had the same result. I think that this is because the gas in the vials cooled, and when it cooled, it took up less space in the vial, therefore pulling the indicator down the respirometer tube, which would make it look like the contents in the vials consumed large amounts of oxygen.The germinating seeds consumed almost no oxygen throughout the experiment in the 10-degree C water bath. I think that this is because when an organism cools down, all of its cellular functions slow down. Which means that the germinating seeds would slow down their respiration rates because of the colder temperature. The indicator stayed at about the same spot in the respirometer tube. That means that the germinating seeds were producing some gasses to offset the reduction in the space taken up by the gas in the vials caused by the cooler temperature.ConclusionAfter completing this experiment, I have come to the conclusion that a germinating seed of a plant consumes more oxygen than a dry seed of a plant. When the germinating seed is cooled down however, the rate of oxygen consumption is reduced drastically because all of the cellular processes are slowed down from the cooler surroundings.I think that my hypothesis was correct because my results from the experiment show that the vials containing the germinating seeds consumed more oxygen in the room temperature water bath than the other vials.This lab was a good representation of what effects temperature has on cellular processes because it showed that respiration slowed down when the temperature was reduced, and respiration increased when the temperature increased....
