Although adults synthesize large amounts of ATP daily, their body weight, structure, and composition do not change significantly during this period. Explain this apparent contradiction.

Q: Under what conditions will lactic acid accumulate in skeletal muscle? A. when citric acid enzymes…

A: Lactic acid is the end product of anaerobic Glycolysis where Glucose is oxidised to lactic acid.

Q: If glucose is broken down in the muscle through aerobic respiration how much energy is produced?

A: In aerobic respiration, oxygen is used for respiration. Summary of aerobic respiration of glucose:…

Q: Phosphate transfer is used for A. immediate ATP needs and is dependent on oxygen. B. immediate ATP…

A: ATP hydrolysis is one of the most important reactions of the cell and has led some to the concept of…

Q: Which animal would you expect to have more brown fat (provides heat by uncoupling ATP production), a…

A: Brown fat, or brown adipose tissue (BAT), stores energy in a smaller space than white fat.

Q: When fatigue occurs, ATP is still present in the cell. What is the explanation for this?

A: Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP is the principal substance for storing and sending energy in cells. It…

Q: Explain why skeletal muscle cells contain many mitochondria.

A: Mitochondria is a cell organelle found in the cytoplasm eukaryotic cell. It is a double…

Q: Under what conditions will lactic acid accumulate in skeletal muscle? Select one: A. When NADH is…

A: A reduction in muscle force generated over time or as a result of pathological conditions is…

Q: As body size increases, what happpens to the surface area/volume ratio and metabolic rates?

A: All the living organisms are made up of cells. These are the functional units of life that have…

Q: Suppose a person had an unusual mutation in the troponin protein of his skeletal muscles, such that…

A: The muscular system is a system of muscles where muscles are connected to bones and also to envelope…

Q: Where does the energy of the weightlifter come from and where does it go? Describe the structure of…

A: Adenosine Triphosphate ATP is the energy carrier molecule and is required for all types of cellular…

Q: Explain how ATP stores and releases energy, in 2-3 sentences only

A: Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. This cell organelle carries out cellular respiration and…

Q: and generate the ATP needed to sustain muscle contraction. Glycolysis, anaerobic respiration…

A: Introduction Adenosine Triphosphate(ATP) is an energy molecule which is used to drive various…

Q: Explain in two to three sentences, how ATP stores and releases energy.

A: ATP stores energy- The chemical ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is found in all living things. When a…

Q: When does anaerobic metabolism occur in skeletal muscleand what are the effects of this?

A: Anaerobic metabolism can be defined as the process in which the production of adenosine triphosphate…

Q: Explain how NAD+, oxygen and ATP are involved in aerobic cellular respiration.

A: Aerobic cellular respiration is responsible for breaking down glucose into carbon dioxide, water and…

Q: An increase in the level of cellular ATP is likely to occur when?

A: ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) serves as a biological energy source for many intracellular reactions.…

Q: Muscle with a reduced blood supply and low numbers of mitochondria is likely Fast, with strong…

A: Muscles These are soft tissues that help us in running, jumping, support, heat generation, and blood…

Q: Why would a larger surface-area-to-volume ratio decrease metabolicefficiency?

A: Each internal region of a cell has is served by part of the cell surface. Bigger the cell, its…

Q: List each type of input molecule that is required for cellular respiration, and state whether the…

A: Cellular respiration is the metabolic process occurs in almost all types of living organisms. The…

Q: What would be the ATP yield per molecule of glucose in the muscle if glycogen were the source of the…

A: When the body runs out of glucose which is the most staple substrate for energy production, stored…

Q: With age, the collagen-containing connective tissue coverings of skeletal muscles increase and the…

A: Introduction: Connective tissue is concerned with connecting and binding different tissues or organs…

Q: Why does a muscle cell contain many mitochondria?

A: Muscles are organs that help the body in movement. There are around 600 muscles in our body. They…

Q: One consequence of oxygen deprivation is decreased production of ATP. Would you expect this to have…

A: Oxygen deprivation results in the low production of energy molecules. Low oxygen supply can affect a…

Q: When you are exercisirig, activity. Explain how/why adjusting your breathing rate helps to prevent…

A: Breathing: The process of exchanging gases with in environment by inhaling oxygen and exhaling…

Q: If we need ATP for both contraction and relaxation, how would you explain why rigor mortis appears…

A: Rigor mortis is the onset of stiffness in the dead body several hours after the person dies. It is a…

Q: Explain how volleyball routine activities are related to the metabolic reactions in the body

A: Volleyball: While playing volleyball, different bones and muscles are stressed for every skill…

Q: A bodybuilder's upper body would contain extremely well-trained fibers. A fast-glycolytic B…

A: Any exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an outside force that withstands dynamic…

Q: Rigor mortis (the stiffening of muscles fibers several hours after death) is directly due to the…

A: Rigor Mortis  It is one of the recognisable signs of death, caused by chemical changes in the…

Q: Anaerobic respiration in muscle tissue results in the formation of Select one: a. pyruvic acid b.…

A: ANSWER;- c) Lactic acid Explain;- Anaerobic respiration alludes to the kind of respiration that…

Q: Describe the process of fermentation and list the steps involved of this process in human muscle…

A: Respiration is a catabolic and enzymatically controlled process through which the energy is released…

Q: which organ/s does the glycerophosphate shuttle occur? and how many ATP does it yield

A: Glycerophosphate shuttle occurs in the mammalian brain. It occurs in the mitochondria of the brain.…

Q: Explain why low carbohydrate diets cause a loss of fat? You must describe how aerobic cellular…

A: A low carbohydrate diet includes foods that are rich in proteins and fats and limits the…

Q: Identify another cycle where the metabolic burden of muscle is shifted to the liver?

A: Muscles are specialized tissue that are required for the movement and locomotion of the body.

Q: What does the presence of glycolytic enzymes and myoglobin in the blood following anaerobic exercise…

A: Introduction Myoglobin is the oxygen-binding respiratory protein present mainly in muscles. It acts…

Q: How will exercise affect the rate of cellular respiration?

A: Energy is produced via cellular respiration in mitochondria. That energy is used for processes such…

Q: Aerobic respiration occurs in which orgabelle

A: Cellular respiration occurs both aerobically and anaerobically. Aerobic respiration produces more…

Q: Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true…

A: Every cell requires energy (ATP) to perform many cellular functions like active transportation,…

Q: How many ATP did you use? What type(s) of protein(s) were used? Explain when each type was used.

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Q: The bar-tailed godwit is a type of shorebird that makes an annual migration from Alaska to New…

A: Living cells require an input of free energy. Energy is required for the maintenance of highly…

Q: Which chemicals provide the energy to regenerate ATP?

A: ATP or Adenosine triphosphate is used as a source of energy to power muscle contraction. ATP is not…

Q: a. List two compounds that can be produced from pyruvate in skeletal muscle

A: Respiration is a catabolic, biochemical process, that involves the stepwise, complete or incomplete…

Q: Indicate whether each of the following processes would be expected to involve the conversion of ATP…

A: Normally cardiac output is the summation of the heart beat rate per minute and the stroke volume…