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how does temp. effect cellular respiration in mammals

2006-11-12 13:48:33 · 1 answers · asked by pEter 1 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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Within limits, as temperature increases,so does the amount of O2 released from the hemoglobin.Heat is a byproduct of the metabolic reactions of all cells and the heat released by contracting muscle fibers tends to raise body temperature.Metabolically active cells require more O2 and liberate more acids and heat.The acids and heat,in turn,promote release of O2 form the oxyhemoglobin(oxygens combined with hemoglobin).
Fever produces a similar result.In contrast, during hypothermia(lowered body temperature) cellular metabolism slows,the need for O2 is reduced, and more O2 remains bound to hemoglobin.
So, increased in temperature caused the cellular respiration in mammals increase too and vise versa.
Hope this help ya.

2006-11-12 14:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Dark SOuL 2 · 0 0

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