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consumption rate of oxygen - why?
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I'm in a science project measuring the consumption rate of oxygen at night by a fern with gibberellic acid and without, and I have a major gap in the focus of this project. Why would someone want to know how much oxygen a plant consumes at night? What are possible applications for this information? |
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consumption rate of oxygen - why?
"kevin" wrote in message ... I have been asked this question by PM: I'm in a science project measuring the consumption rate of oxygen at night by a fern with gibberellic acid and without, and I have a major gap in the focus of this project. Why would someone want to know how much oxygen a plant consumes at night? What are possible applications for this information? -- kevin Ok, this is pretty off-the-wall, but back in grad school days, several European visitors to our Berkeley group suggested that plants consumed enough oxygen at night to endanger me. (I lived in a small apartment with about 600 orchids and bromeliads). I'm sure there are better reasons to know such oxygen consumption numbers! Rick |
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consumption rate of oxygen - why?
"kevin" wrote
: : I have been asked this question by PM: : : I'm in a science project measuring the consumption rate of oxygen at : night by a fern with gibberellic acid and without, and I have a major : gap in the focus of this project. : : Why would someone want to know how much oxygen a plant consumes at : night? What are possible applications for this information? Oxygen consumption is one metric of the metabolic rate, particularly in food consumption. Gibberellic acid is a hormone involved in the development of plants. Such an experiment is exactly what you might consider as a first measure of the influence of gibberellic acid in increasing growth rate during the dark hours. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- galathaea: prankster, fablist, magician, liar |
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