Biology A-Level
respirometer
What respirometer means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Apparatus in which carbon dioxide is absorbed by potassium hydroxide or soda lime, so the liquid movement in the manometer measures oxygen uptake alone.
Used to measure oxygen uptake, whereas gas collection or an indicator measures carbon dioxide release.
Topics that use respirometer
- Respiration (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Respiration (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Mitochondrial matrix
- Acetyl coenzyme A
- active transport
- Active transport and maintenance of gradients
- Anabolic reactions and biosynthesis
- anaerobic stage
- ATP as the universal energy currency
- ATP hydrolase
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