Aerobic And Anaerobic

Question 1

Where is glucose stored ?

Answer 1

Glucose is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen. This can be converted back to glucose for the use of doing exercise.

Question 2

What are the components that are brought to the muscles when respiration takes place ?

Answer 2

Glucose and oxygen is brought to the muscles in the blood

Question 3

What is the equation for anaerobic ?

Answer 3

Glucose- energy+lactic acid

Question 4

Name me examples of anaerobic sports?

Answer 4

Sprinting and weightlifting

Question 5

How does lactic acid effect your body ?

Answer 5

Lactic acid is toxic as it makes your muscles ache meaning you cramp up . This means you cannot carry on with your sport.Whilst having a break your body is going through oxygen debt meaning that your body needs to pay oxygen back.

Question 6

Glucose

Answer 6

A major source of energy for most cells in body

Question 7

Aerobic respiration

Answer 7

The process of releasing energy from glucose using oxygen

Question 8

Anaerobic respiration

Answer 8

The process of releasing energy from glucose , without oxygen.

Question 9

Aerobic exercise

Answer 9

Working at a moderate intensity allowing the moderate intensity allowing the body time to utilise oxygen for energy production and to work for a continuous period , e,g long distance events .

Question 10

Lactic acid

Answer 10

A colourless acid produced in muscle tissues during strenuous exercise when the body is exercising anaerobically at high intensity.

Question 11

Cramp

Answer 11

Painful , involuntary contraction of a muscle , usually caused by fatigue .