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

📚Flashcards
Response to Exercise
Sign up to keep revising.Create a free account to study more flashcards and track your progress.

Practise the cards

12 cards from this deck

Show

Why is more energy needed during exercise?

For muscles to contract

What must be supplied more to cells during exercise

Oxygen

What must be removed more during exercise

CO2CO_2

How heart rate changes during exercise

Increases

How breathing rate changes during exercise

Increases

How breath volume changes during exercise

Increases

Type of respiration when not enough oxygen

Anaerobic respiration

Byproduct of anaerobic respiration

Lactic acid

What lactic acid buildup creates

Oxygen debt

Definition of oxygen debt

Extra O2O_2 needed after exercise to remove lactic acid from cells

Effects of lactic acid on muscles

Muscles tire and don't contract properly

Where is lactic acid transported and what does it become

To liver, converted back to glucose

Explore OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite) Revision Notes by Topics

Explore OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite) Model Answers by Topics

Explore OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite) Quizzes by Topics

Explore OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite) Exam Questions by Topics

Join 100,000+ GCSE students studying Flashcards with us.

Select your subjects, and get access to A+ resources today.