Concept explainers
To describe:
The energy transformations that occur when a person climbs to the top of a stairway.
Introduction:
The capacity to cause a change is known as energy. The change in the form of the energy is known as transformation of the energy. These forms are used to perform work, for example, movement of an object against an opposing force such as lifting a heavy weight against the gravitational force.
Explanation of Solution
When an individual is climbing a stairway the stored chemical energy from the food is converted into kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion that takes the form of “muscle movement”. After reaching at the top of stairway some of stored energy is transformed into “potential energy” because of the raised location.
Potential energy is stored kinetic energy. Some amount of energy is converted into heat during the transformation of energy. These are some of the energy transformations occurring when an individual climbs to the top of a stairway.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 5 Solutions
Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
- What would the primary ATP production pathway(s) and fuel source(s) be for a competitive basketball player during a practice or game? Explain how you could use this information to best prepare the athlete for practice or competition.arrow_forwardDescribe how each of the following levels of organization contribute to homeostasis of cellular ATP levels during exercise. 1. Cellular:2. Organ (in this case a whole muscle):3. Organ Systems:arrow_forwardList all sublevel of the 5th principal energy level and say what their shape is ?arrow_forward
- (1) Please explain about this schematic illustration "clearly" (2) explain about the function and benefit of this graphic Schematic illustration of energy liberation, energy expenditure, and heart rate at steady state workarrow_forwardDefine the term Energy flow?arrow_forwardDescribe the changes in energy types from the beginning of the sprint to the end. Would you consider this reaction endothermic?arrow_forward
- Choose all of the processes from below which describe changes which are independent of the path by which the change occurs. the elevation increase experienced by a traveller travelling from Grand Isle, LA to Denver, Coloradothe kinetic energy aquired by a bullet as it reaches a specific speedthe heat generated by a car engine as it burns a gallon of gasolinethe heat evolved when a cube of sugar is oxidized to CO2(g) and H2O(g)the work generated by a homogeneous gaseous chemical reaction carried out inside of a bomb calorimeterthe odometer mileage increase observed by a traveller travelling from Louisiana to Canadathe latitude increase experienced by a traveller travelling from Baton Rouge, LA to Anchorage, Alaskaarrow_forwardName the 3 Energy Systems which is used during exercise? Define each and include an example of an exercise that applies to each system?arrow_forwardDon't copy from Google List the factors that regulate fuel selection during exercise.?arrow_forward
- Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap ...BiologyISBN:9781285866932Author:Lauralee SherwoodPublisher:Cengage Learning