1. Experiment Questions
Heart & Breathing Rate

2. Heart & Breathing Rate
You found that heart rate and breathing rate increase with exercise. Explain why this is the case. More energy required / more oxygen required / more CO2 produced

3. What is the average rate at rest? Pulse 72 bpm or Breathing 16 bpm
Heart & Breathing Rate
What is the average rate at rest? Pulse 72 bpm or Breathing 16 bpm

4. State a possible effect of smoking on the resting rate. Raises rate
Heart & Breathing Rate
State a possible effect of smoking on the resting rate. Raises rate

5. Heart & Breathing Rate
How did you measure the resting rate? Use pulse monitor / read result in bpm or use of finger or wrist (radial pulse) / use timer or calculate in bpm / observe / count / repeat / average / record

6. Heart & Breathing Rate
Describe how you investigated the effect of exercise on the rate. Measure resting rate / description of exercise / measure rate during or immediately after exercise / repeat / compare or state result / record

7. Heart & Breathing Rate
At the start of the investigation you asked the person who was about to do the exercise to sit down for a few minutes. Explain the purpose of this. Comparison / control / resting / normal / (breathing rate or pulse)

8. Heart & Breathing Rate
How did you measure the breathing rate or the pulse? Count number of breaths or number of pulses / per unit time or sensor (data logger)

9. Heart & Breathing Rate
Describe how you conducted the investigation after the period of rest. Exercise / description of exercise / increased exercise / breathing rate or pulse measured / repeat / average / compare / record / result

10. Heart & Breathing Rate
State the results of your investigation. Increases / comment on return to normal / different

11. Heart & Breathing Rate
The investigation starts by measuring the resting rate. How did you measure the resting rate? Count pulse or breaths / time or rate / repeat or average

12. Heart & Breathing Rate
After measuring your resting rate, what other steps did you carry out to complete the investigation? Exercise / check rate

13. Heart & Breathing Rate
What was the result of your investigation? Exercise causes increase in rate

14. Heart & Breathing Rate
Does this investigation give the same result for both fit and non-fit people? Give a reason for your answer. Yes / No Reason must match