In what way does carbon dioxide affect the rate or intensity of breathing?

Answer 1

Its more to do with the concentration of oxygen that CO2. Less oxygen means you will have to breath more or deeper so your lungs can absorb more oxygen.
Physiology studies use varying measurements of oxygen rather than CO2
Sorry, hope this helps a little.

Answer 2

Carbon dioxide levels in the blood drives ventilation though chemoreceptors present in the carotid bodies and aortic arch. These chemoreceptors relay to the brain and are involved in determining both the pH and the CO2 content of the blood. The more acidic the blood and more CO2 present, the more it stimulates ventilation. The body tolerates the pH of the blood at a very narrow level 7.4 +/- 0.05.

Answer 3

The more carbon dioxide there is in the air, the less oxyge your body can absorb, the facts speak for themselves

Answer 4

well, as mentioned, your rate of respiration has less to do with the concentration of CO2 than it does with the concentration of O2.

logically, if the concentration of CO2 in the air has increased, it would mean that the concentration of O2 has decreased. this means that you will need to take more frequent and deeper breaths to fulfill your body's need for O2.

also, you will ne exhaling more frequently. CO2 is acidic in nature. when CO2 is in your bloodstream, it travels as carbaminohaemoglobin and as some acid composite.
this will decrease the pH level of your blood, and in severe cases this can cause death.

so, in order to expel the extra CO2 from your body, you will be exhaling more frequently and with greater intensity.

Answer 5

more carbon dioxide means it would be harder to breathe. but it would also mean you are in a way hurting your body. this is because CO2 is like an invisible poison to our bodies. you can't smell it but it is bad for your body to breathe it in.