Energy Systems
This is the main molecule that breaks down to produce energy in the body.
What is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)?
These are the three macronutrients used as energy.
What are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Puss is pursued by a character who is depicted as this animal.
What is a wolf?
Which animal has a tongue so long it can be longer than its body, used primarily for catching prey?
A) Chameleon
B) Anteater
C) Woodpecker
D) Frog
What is B) Anteater?
Solve for x.
2x = 32
These are the three main energy systems in the body.
What are the ATP-PC, Lactic Acid, and Aerobic systems?
This word describes energy systems that do not utilise oxygen.
What is anaerobic?
This anime series follows protagonist Gon Freecs as he attempts to find his father.
What is Hunter x Hunter?
Which animal can sleep with one eye open to stay alert to predators?
A) Elephant
B) Owl
C) Cat
D) Dolphin
What is D) Dolphin?
Name this song.
Bonus 200: Name what movie this song was the lead single for.
What is Decode?
Bonus 200: Twilight
This is the form in which sugars are stored in the muscles and liver.
What is glycogen?
This process describes the breakdown of glucose to pyruvate.
What is glycolysis?
Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes co-star in this black comedy/horror movie about food.
What is The Menu (2022)?
What is the primary reason why some species of ants “farm” aphids?
A) To protect them from predators
B) To feed on the waste of aphids
C) To use aphids as soldiers
D) To feed on the aphids
What is B) to feed on the waste?
In Greek mythology, this person is known for their eternal punishment of trying to push a boulder up a hill.
Who is Sisyphus?
This is the time in which the lactic acid system is MAXIMALLY powerful in resynthesising ATP after beginning exercise.
What are 15-30 seconds?
This term defines the point at which lactic acid begins to accumulate at a greater rate in the body.
What is the anaerobic threshold (or Lactate inflection point)?
Name two of the three actors who have played Spiderman in live action movies.
Who are (2/3) Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland?
Which bird can have short sleeps while flying by shutting off half its brain at a time?
A) Swallow
B) Hummingbird
C) Albatross
D) Peregrine falcon
What is C) Albatross?
Which of the following is a lie?
A) I have three brothers, all of our names start with an R.
B) Before teaching, I used to play a video game professionally.
C) I have only drunk one cup of coffee in my life.
D) I have not eaten a McDonalds chip in 20 years.
What is B?
Nominate a team member.
Each member has 60 seconds to draw a labelled energy continuum of the three energy systems.
These are the numbers/ratios of ATP that each system creates.
NOTE: All 3 ratios are needed.
What are 1:1 (ATP-PC), 1:2 (Lactic acid), and 1:38 (Aerobic)?
(1:130 for fatty acids also accepted for aerobic.)
'MomCorp' and 'Lumon industries' are two evil corporations from these two different TV shows.
NOTE: Both TV shows must be provided.
What are Futurama and Severance?
These 'living fossil' sea creatures utilise copper rather than iron in their body to carry oxygen - causing their blood to have a distinct blue colour.
What are horseshoe crabs?
This name is shared by a film in the 'Alien' movie franchise and one of the Titans in Greek mythology.
What is Prometheus?