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The amount of oxygen is same. The partial pressure of oxygen is lower at higher altitude.
The reason why lungs must work harder is because oxygen is required in the body to supply hemoglobins in the blood. The affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen becomes lower as the partial pressure of oxygen decreases, creating a higher breathing rate in order to acquire more oxygen. Take an example of llama that lives up high in mountains. Their body is well adapted to it, such that their hemoglobin's affinity to oxygen is much higher than that of humans, and does not require extra work in order to acquire more oxygen.
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Does gender affect cellular respiration?
No. What you may be thinking of is aerobic respiration (normal breathing), for which the breathing rate (as well as heart rate) is typically a bit slower in men.
Does the size of the body and sex and activity and food affect breathing rate?
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What can the breathing rate increase to during exercise?
When we take exercise our body needs more oxygen .Our normal breathing rate do not fulfill the oxygen requirement due to which breathing rate is increased.
How does how fast you're breathing affect cellular respiration?
the breathing rate and volume of each breath increases to bring more oxygen into the body and remove the carbon dioxide produced. the heart rate increases, to supply the muscles with extra oxygen and remove the carbon dioxide produced.
What is the name of instrument which measure the breathing rate?
Spirograph
Does the environment changes affect the breathing rate?
yes . . depending on availability of oxygen, breathing rate changes
Will salt affect the breathing rate of a goldfish?
yes, it will
Does low potassium affect breathing and heart rate?
yes
Does your breathing rate affect the digestive system?
Yes it does.
What gas does the body monitor that can then affect the rate of breathing?
Carbon dioxide
Does gender affect cellular respiration?
No. What you may be thinking of is aerobic respiration (normal breathing), for which the breathing rate (as well as heart rate) is typically a bit slower in men.
How does size affect the breathing rate of tropical fish?
The smaller the size of a tropical fish the faster their breathing rate will be. The smallest fish will have the fastest breathing rates.
How are your breathing rate and pulse rate related?
The breathing rate and pulse rate are related proportionally. If the breathing rate increases, so does the pulse rate. The pulse rate is an indication of the breathing rate.
Does the attitude of an area affects the breathing rate?
Yes the altitude of the area does affect the breathing rate becaue the higher you go the lower the air pressure and the the lower you go the lower the air pressure.
How does heart rate affect breathing?
Heart rate and breathing are closely linked through a process called cardiorespiratory coupling. An increase in heart rate can signal the body to adjust breathing rate and depth to maintain balance. This synchronization helps regulate oxygen intake and carbon dioxide elimination to support the body's energy needs during physical activity or stress.
How do people die doing drugs?
Some drugs affect heart rate or breathing and this cause deaths.
Does temperature affect breathing of chick peas?
You probably mean "respiration" instead of "breathing". Chick peas don't breath. Increasing the temperature increases the respiration rate and decreasing temperatures decrease the respiration rate.
