AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

AEROBIC RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Imagine sprinting 100 metres. You need to transferenergy from glucose to your muscles very quickly.However your body cannot get oxygen to its musclesquickly enough for aerobic respiration to occur. Thisis why anaerobic respiration happens instead.
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, the 100m sprint is an anaerobic event relying heavily on energy supply from the ATP-PC system!

Detailed explanation-2: -Your body needs a continuous supply of ATP for energy, whether it’s needed for lifting weights, walking, thinking or running. It is important in the 100m and 200m events, and also in the final sprint at the end of a middle-distance race. This system is, in fact, anaerobic, which means it does not use oxygen.

Detailed explanation-3: -The muscle cells perform anaerobic respiration when we run very fast. This means that anaerobic respiration is more efficient than aerobic respiration.

Detailed explanation-4: -100m sprinters respire using anaerobic respiration in their race because their bodies do not take in enough oxygen during the race to carry out aerobic respiration.

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