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Nutrition
Energy Systems
Metabolism
Name the System(s) Used
Nutrition and/or Energy Systems
100
Main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
100
The power house of cell respiration.
What is mitochondria/mitochondrion?
100
All the biochemical reactions that occur within an organism, including anabolic and catabolic reactions.
What is metabolism?
100
One power clean.
What is PCr/CP system? What is the Phosphate-Creatine or Creatine-Phosphate system?
100
Also known as oxygen debt.
What is Excessive Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption? What is EPOC?
200
Responsible for enzymes, muscle, bones, and skin.
What are proteins?
200
The controlled release of energy in the form of ATP.
What is cell respiration?
200
Glycogen converted to glucose is this type of reaction.
What is a catabolic reaction?
200
100m sprint
What are PCr/CP?
200
Macronutritent, and energy needed for the bodybuilder.
What are proteins, and anaerobic energy?
300
The macronutrients.
What are fats (lipids), carbohydrates, water and protein?
300
Provides energy for muscular contraction.
What is the breakdown of ATP to ADP to release a phosphate molecule?
300
The break down of fat.
What is oxidation (beta)? What is lipolysis?
300
Rugby
What is Lactic Acid, followed by PCr-CP?
300
1760 kJ of energy per 100g
What is the energy content of carbohydrates?
400
One glycerol and three fatty acids.
What is the composition of a triacylglycerol molecule? What are triglycerides?
400
The breakdown of glucose to pyruvate without the use of oxygen.
What is anaerobic glycolysis?
400
Antagonist hormones that help regulate blood glucose.
What are insulin and glucagon?
400
Marathon runner
What is the aerobic system?
400
The athlete needs more of this (these) than the non-athlete.
What are carbohydrates, proteins and fats? What are macronutrients?
500
No double bonds between the carbon atoms of the fatty chain. Four hydrogen atoms per carbon molecule.
What are saturated fats? What are saturated fatty acids?
500
The lack of oxygen at the beginning of exercise.
What is oxygen deficit? What is anaerobic energy?
500
The break down of stored glycogen?
What is glycogenolysis?
500
>10seconds to 3 minutes.
What is the lactic acid system? What is anaerobic glycolysis?
500
12-15/20% of our diet should come from this macronutrient.
What are proteins?