Researchers were interested in the effect of temperature on the respiration rate of crickets. Three chambers were prepared and kept at three different temperatures. A cricket was placed in each chamber. The CO2 levels in the chamber were recorded at 0 minutes, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes to assess the changing levels of CO2 over time. This process was repeated 50 times at each temperature. The results are indicated in Table 1.

(a) Describe how CO₂ is a measure of respiration. Explain why temperature might affect the rate of respiration.
(b) On a set of axes, construct an appropriately labeled graph to demonstrate the CO₂ levels with changing temperature. Please include all temperatures, timepoints, and error bars.
(c) Identify which temperature was associated with the highest respiration rate in the crickets.
(d) Predict what would happen to the CO₂ levels in the chamber with an additional 5℃ increase above the highest temperature. Justify your prediction with evidence from the data.

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Temperature (°C) 20 35 50 0 min 1034 ± 26 1560 + 55 2021 ± 35 CO₂ levels (ppm ± 2 SE) 5 min 1074 ± 251 1670 + 120 2040 + 55 10 min 1112+71 1785 ± 100 2051 ± 5