Response to Exercise (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards

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Why is more energy needed during exercise?

For muscles to contract

What must be supplied more during exercise?

Oxygen

What must be removed more during exercise?

CO2

Heart rate during exercise

Increases

Breathing rate during exercise

Increases

Breath volume during exercise

Increases

When does anaerobic respiration occur?

When not enough oxygen is supplied

Byproduct of anaerobic respiration

Lactic acid

Oxygen debt definition

Extra O2 needed after exercise to remove lactic acid from cells

Effect of lactic acid on muscles

Muscles tire and don't contract properly

Where is lactic acid transported to?

Liver

What is lactic acid converted to in the liver?

Glucose

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