Cellular Respiration in Yeast

Engage your students with a fun, drag-and-drop virtual lab!

Design and conduct an experiment to explore how temperature affects cellular respiration in yeast
Discover how environmental conditions influence energy production and metabolic efficiency
See cellular respiration in action through the everyday process of bread rising
Practice real experimental design and data analysis skills in a safe, virtual environment
Receive guided feedback at every step to support inquiry and understanding

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Learning objectives

Identify when cellular respiration occurs.
Investigate how different factors affect cellular respiration rates.

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Concepts covered

Cellular respiration, fermentation, yeast metabolism, energy production (ATP), aerobic vs anaerobic respiration

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Resources

Worksheet: Cellular Respiration in Yeast Lab Analysis

Standards

MS‑LS1‑7. Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on describing that molecules are broken apart and put back together and that in this process, energy is released.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include details of the chemical reactions for photosynthesis or respiration.]

HS‑LS1‑7. Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed, resulting in a net transfer of energy. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the conceptual understanding of the inputs and outputs of the process of cellular respiration.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment should not include identification of the steps or specific processes involved in cellular respiration.]

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Cellular Respiration in Yeast

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