Response to Exercise (OCR GCSE Biology A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

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Why is more energy needed during exercise?

For muscles to contract

What must be supplied faster to cells during exercise?

Oxygen

What gas must be removed faster during exercise?

CO2

Body change during exercise: heart

Heart rate increases

Body change during exercise: breathing rate

Breathing rate increases

Body change during exercise: breath volume

Breath volume increases

Type of respiration when not enough oxygen is supplied

Anaerobic respiration

Byproduct of anaerobic respiration

Lactic acid

What is oxygen debt?

Extra oxygen needed after exercise to remove lactic acid from cells

Where is lactic acid transported to?

Liver

What is lactic acid converted to in the liver?

Glucose

What is the effect of lactic acid buildup on muscles?

Muscles tire and don't contract properly

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