Module 5 Intro
1. Module 5 Intro
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Module 5—Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Lesson Summary
In this lesson you explored the following essential questions:
- How can you demonstrate quantitatively that germinating seeds consume oxygen?
- How do metabolic toxins affect cellular respiration?
Working through both investigations allowed you to take a more in-depth look at cellular respiration. By investigating oxygen consumption and heat production in germinating seeds, you took part in the scientific process that is used by scientists hoping to make great discoveries.
As you researched metabolic toxins, you saw how a knowledge of cellular respiration is essential when determining what may inhibit the functioning of a cell. This knowledge has applications in the industries of agriculture, food, and medicine.
Now that you have completed this module and unit, you will finish the Unit Assessment. The Unit Assessment can be found on the Unit Summary and Assessment file. It is a three-part assignment. You will be answering questions from the textbook, creating some multiple-choice questions, and looking at the effects of a herbicide on photosynthesis and cellular respiration. There will not be a module assessment because the module and unit assessments for this module have been combined.