Question

During the soybean experiment the nongerminating soybeans consumed around 0.02 mL/min of oxygen. What does this tell you about the cellular respiration of the nongerminating soybeans?A) There was no cellular respiration.B) A little cellular respiration was taking place but not enough for growth.C) There was enough cellular respiration occurring to allow for growth.D) Photosynthesis was occurring instead of cellular respiration.

Answer 1

B) A little cellular respiration was taking place but not enough for growth.

Step-by-step explanation:

Germination is a biological process that has a high energy demand, this requirement being fulfilled by cellular respiration. Cellular respiration enables the germinating seeds to convert chemical energy from oxygen (O2) molecules and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of the cells. Cellular respiration increases as seeds emerge and begin to germinate. In this case, cellular respiration was not enough to fulfill the energy requirements of the germinating soybean seeds, which can be measured by the amount of O2 consumed during this process.