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Physiology 228

Homework I
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Suppose you are studying oxygen consumption in two species of fish, a and b. You note that the Q₁₀ for oxygen consumption in species a is 2.0, and 2.1 for species b. Assuming that both species consume oxygen at the same rate at 20^oC, compare (numerically) the oxygen consumptions of the two species as the water temperature increases and decreases. What does this tell you about the suitability of the fish to temperature changes?