converting an exponential to a straight line, why and how
Sometimes when you are dealing with an exponential graph it is just a whole lot easier to convert the exponential graph to a straight line graph (you have done this a couple of times already in 107). For example, remember this graph - it shows how growth rate increases with increasing temperature, and the part of the graph between points a and b represents exponential increase in growth rate with increasing temperature. Now remember this equation: Where Rt2 is the rate of growth at temperature 2 Rt1 is the rate at growth at temperature 1 Q10 is the factor by which the rate increases for every 10 degrees increase in temperature t2 is temperature 2 t1 is temperature 1 (and remember the dot is a short hand way of writing a times sign -'x') If you want to calculate Q10, how are you going to do it? You could read a couple of points off the exponential graph and enter them into the equa...