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Activity No. 5 - Blow Up A Balloon With A Yeast

The document describes an experiment where yeast is used to inflate a balloon by producing carbon dioxide gas through respiration. Yeast is mixed with warm water and sugar, secured to an inflated balloon, and observed as the balloon inflates over 20 minutes due to gas production by the yeast undergoing cellular respiration.

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Activity No. 5 - Blow Up A Balloon With A Yeast

The document describes an experiment where yeast is used to inflate a balloon by producing carbon dioxide gas through respiration. Yeast is mixed with warm water and sugar, secured to an inflated balloon, and observed as the balloon inflates over 20 minutes due to gas production by the yeast undergoing cellular respiration.

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Republic of the Philippines

Region I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
SAN QUINTIN NATIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL
San Quintin
SCIENCE 9
Activity No. 5
Blow Up A Balloon with a Yeast
Date submitted:
GROUP NO.:
Section: Score:
Name:

I. OBJECTIVES:
Describe the basic principles of respiration as a fundamental metabolic process for living organisms using yeast
as a model.

II. MATERIALS:
Dry yeast 2 latex balloons 2 small empty plastic soda bottles
1 cup of warm water 1½ tablespoons sugar

III. PROCEDURE:
1. Fill the bottle up with about two inches of warm water.
2. Add 1½ spoonful of yeast and gently swirl the bottle a few seconds.
(As the yeast dissolves, it becomes active – it comes to life!

3. Add the sugar and swirl it around some more.


4. Blow up the balloon a few times to stretch it out then place the neck of
the balloon over the neck of the bottle.

5. You can add some masking tape around the edges to secure the balloons in place.
6. Let the bottle sit in a warm place for about 20 minutes and observe.

IV. GUIDE QUESTIONS:


Q1. What is happening to the balloon after 20 minutes?

Q2. What else do you see in the bottle?

Q3. What are the reactants in the observed reaction?

Q4. What are the products?

Q5. Does room temperature affect how much gas is created by the yeast?

Q6. What water/room temperature helps the yeast create the most gas?

Q7. What "yeast food" helps the yeast create the most gas?

Q8. Why is respiration important for living organisms?

V. CONCLUSION:

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