Sports nutrition: exercise physiology & energy systems|
Questions and Answers
bioenergetics ** Answ** converting food into energy (or metabolism)
Forms of energy include ** Answ** chemical, electrical, heat, mechanical
plants convert ____ to ____________ ** Answ** sunlight; carbohydrates
bodies convert ____ to ______ ** Answ** food; energy
what is a rapid source of energy? ** Answ** carbohydrates
monosaccharides include... ** Answ** glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides include... ** Answ** maltose, sucrose, lactose
polysaccharides include... ** Answ** starch, cellulose, glycogen
What is glycogen? ** Answ** storage form of glucose in animals (not plants), usually
stored in muscle or liver
glucose and glycogen are important for? ** Answ** metabolism at rest and exercise
can be metabolized for energy, contained in plants and animal tissues ** Answ**
fats
fatty acids ** Answ** even number of 4 to 24 carbons in a chain
saturated vs. unsaturated vs. polyunsaturated ** Answ** no double bond; one
double bond; more than one double bond
triglyceride ** Answ** form of fatty acid stored in fat cells (glycerol + 3 fatty acids)
what is the storage form of fat in the body? ** Answ** triglycerides
triglycerides cannot depletefat stores by only _________ because fat stores are
abundant in even lean people ** Answ** exercise
What is not a real source of energy, found in animals and plants? ** Answ** protein
proteins are made of...
and must be... ** Answ** 20 amino acids (9 essential); ingested
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Questions and Answers
bioenergetics ** Answ** converting food into energy (or metabolism)
Forms of energy include ** Answ** chemical, electrical, heat, mechanical
plants convert ____ to ____________ ** Answ** sunlight; carbohydrates
bodies convert ____ to ______ ** Answ** food; energy
what is a rapid source of energy? ** Answ** carbohydrates
monosaccharides include... ** Answ** glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides include... ** Answ** maltose, sucrose, lactose
polysaccharides include... ** Answ** starch, cellulose, glycogen
What is glycogen? ** Answ** storage form of glucose in animals (not plants), usually
stored in muscle or liver
glucose and glycogen are important for? ** Answ** metabolism at rest and exercise
can be metabolized for energy, contained in plants and animal tissues ** Answ**
fats
fatty acids ** Answ** even number of 4 to 24 carbons in a chain
saturated vs. unsaturated vs. polyunsaturated ** Answ** no double bond; one
double bond; more than one double bond
triglyceride ** Answ** form of fatty acid stored in fat cells (glycerol + 3 fatty acids)
what is the storage form of fat in the body? ** Answ** triglycerides
triglycerides cannot depletefat stores by only _________ because fat stores are
abundant in even lean people ** Answ** exercise
What is not a real source of energy, found in animals and plants? ** Answ** protein
proteins are made of...
and must be... ** Answ** 20 amino acids (9 essential); ingested
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