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In a metabolic experiment a 229 gm rat consumed 30 ml of oxygen in 7 min. Calculate the oxygen consumption per hour. Calculate the metabolic rate in ml O2/Kg/hr.
oxygen consumption per hour equation is
ml oxygen consumed / 1 minute × 60 minutes/ hour = ml oxygen per hour
oxygen consumed = 30ml in 7 minutes
rat weight = 229 grams
rat consumed oxygen 30ml in 7 minutes
per 1 minute = oxygen consumption is
oxygen consumed = 30/7 = 4.28 ml of oxygen consumed per 1 minute...
oxygen consumption per hour is
= 4.28ml of oxygen per 1 minute × 60 minutes/hour
= 256.8 ml of oxygen per hour
oxygen consumption per hour is = 256.8 ml / hour
metabolic rate of oxygen in ml / hour/ kg
metabolic rate equation is
(ml of oxygen/ hr) × (weight in kg) = ml of oxygen/hr/ kg
from above ml of oxygen per hour is =256.8 ml/ hour
rat weight is 229 gms is converted into kg
229 gms = 0.229 kg
metabolic rate = 256.8 ml/ hr × 0.229 kg
= 58.80 ml of oxygen/ hour/ kg
answer:
metabolic rate = 58.80 ml of oxygen/hr/kg
oxygen consumpconsumer hour = 256.8 ml/ hour