Quiz #1

Question 1

True or False

Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training effect.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The body’s automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through various processes is called ______.

Answer 2

Homeostasis

Question 3

BMR stands for ______.

Answer 3

Basal Metabolic Rate

Question 4

True or False

Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. A calorie is a unit of heat.
B. One calorie is the energy required to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie(kcal).

Answer 5

A and C

Question 6

The primary(not the ‘initial’) fuel during endurance exercise is _____.

Answer 6

Fatty acids

Question 7

The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called _____.

Answer 7

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Question 8

True or False

The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater

Answer 8

False