Name: ____________ Class: ______ Date: _____

The Respiratory System: Lab Data Analysis

Directions: Use your data graph and worksheet to answer the following questions.
Graph 1:
1) Which student had the fastest breathing rate after exercise? _________________
Which student had the slowest breathing rate after exercise? _________________
2) Which student had the fastest breathing rate before exercise? _________________
Which student had the slowest breathing rate before exercise? ________________
3) What was the difference in the average breathing rates for the class before and
after exercise? ________________________________________
4) Which student had the biggest difference in breathing rate before and after
exercise? ________________________________________
5) What are the possible reasons for this big difference in breathing rate?
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6) What percent of students had a breathing rate before exercise that was lower than
the class average? _________________________________________
7) Which student either did not exercise at all, or did not record the results correctly?
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8) What effect could this have had on the results for the class average?
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Graph 2:
9) Was the difference in your average breathing rate bigger or smaller than the class
difference?
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10)
What types of exercise were used in this activity? Would the type of exercise
effect the results? Why?
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** People who are in better physical condition (more fit) tend use oxygen more efficiently to
make energy. They usually have a lower / higher breathing rate. **