Maxwell Boltzmann Distribution Pogil Site

"Only spores with speed to the right of this line can reach the sugar and eat," she says.

Question: “At the higher temperature, does the number of spores that can digest sugar double, or does it increase by a factor of ten?” maxwell boltzmann distribution pogil

Berta taps the slate. A new graph overlays the old one. This new curve is flatter and wider. The peak has shifted to the right (higher speed), but it is lower in height. And the long tail on the right—the "fast spore" tail—is now longer and fatter. "Only spores with speed to the right of

"Which is why," Mya says, "a small fever can help you fight infection faster. And why a few degrees of global warming can radically speed up chemical reactions in the atmosphere." This new curve is flatter and wider

The curve flattens and shifts right. The area under the tail beyond the line has grown dramatically—not just a little, but exponentially.