Term 2 End Of Topic Test Flashcards
What is adenoising triphosphate?
A high energy compound, which is our only immediate available source of energy for muscular contraction.
What is an enzyme?
A biological catalyst which increases the speed of chemical reactions.
What is atpase?
An enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of ATP.
What is an exothermic reaction?
A chemical reaction which releases energy.
What is an endothermic reaction?
A chemical reaction which absorbs energy.
What is the ATP PC system?
An anaerobic method of energy lasting around 10 seconds.
What is the first stage of the APPC system?
ATP is broken down by atpase Into ADP plus a phosphate molecule and plus energy reaction is an exothermic reaction.
What is the second stage of the ATPPC system?
Phosphocreatine is broken down by creatine kinase into phosphate plus creatine plus energy. This is an exothermic reaction.
What is the final stage of the ATP PC system?
ADP, from stage, one phosphate from stage two and energy react to synthesise ATP so that it can be broken down all over again to produce energy. This is an endothermic reaction and it will take about four minutes to synthesise whilst only lasting 10 seconds when being broken down.
What are the five advantages of the ATP PC system?
- It is quick.
- There are no harmful byproducts.
- We aren’t waiting for oxygen to circulate the body.
- It is used for high power, anaerobic exercise.
- Phosphocreatine synthesises quickly so recovery time is small.
What are the five disadvantages of the ATP PC system?
1.It runs out quickly.
2. Can only be used for approximately 10 seconds.
3. cannot be used for long-distance/aerobic, exercise, or endurance exercise.
4. PC storage is limited in the muscles so it doesn’t have the large supply of phosphocreatine.
5. Low energy output from input. One model of PC produces one molecule of ATP.
What is the glycolic system?
It is the breakdown of glycogen into glucose to make energy.
Where do both the ATP system and the glycolic system happen?
In the sarcoplasm of the muscles.
In the glycolytic system, what is glycogen broken down into?
Glycogen is broken down into glucose.
In the glycolic system, which enzyme breaks down, glycogen into glucose?
GPP.
In the glycolic system, what is glucose broken down into?
It is broken down into pyruvic acid. Where 2 ATP is released.
In the glycolytic system, which enzyme breaks down glucose into pyruvic acid?
It is broken down by PFK.
In the glycolic system, what is pyruvic acid broken down into and what is it broken down by?
It is broken down into lactic acid, and by the enzyme LDH.
Why is lactic acid harmful?
Lactic acid changes the pH of the enzymes it denature them, so they can’t work properly. The more we train the higher the lactic acid threshold.
What is the glycolic systems yield?
2:1 for everyone molecule of glucose we get 2 ATP.
What are the four advantages of the glycolytic system?
- Doesn’t need to wait for oxygen.
- Can be used for anaerobic exercise/at high intensity.
- It resynthesises quick.
- More energy made for ATP to be broken down.
What are the disadvantages of the glycolic system?
- There is a byproduct of lactic acid and it can be harmful to performance level.
- The time it can be used for is a limited.
What is the aerobic system?
It has three stages, aerobic glycolysis the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain. it is predominantly used in aerobic exercise and can typically forever.
What happens in state one of the aerobic system; aerobic glycolysis?
Collection is broken down to glucose by GPP glucose has broken down into pyruvic acid by PFK. Pyruvic acid is then broken down by coenzyme A into acetyl enzyme A.