Volleyball - LeAesha Baker

ATP helps you with the energy to bring you back to ?

• Homeostasis

• cellular respiration

• Extreme heat

Answer explanation

A. Homeostasis Correct - because it's a type of nucleic acid it has three phosphates and it's bringing back the energy that was lost from the muscular system.

B. cellular respiration Incorrect - Although cellular respiration provides energy it doesn’t bring you back to homeostasis.

C. Extreme heat incorrect - because it makes you lose energy faster and it can cause heat 

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The network of organs and tissues that help you breathe when you're playing volleyball is? Check all that apply

• Respiratory system

• Muscular system

• Homeostasis

Answer explanation

A. Respiratory system is correct - because it gives you energy to breathe and helps you maintain homeostasis. 

B. Muscular system is correct - because it also helps you maintain homeostasis and give you energy and helps you move.

C. Homeostasis is incorrect - it does give you energy but it's not a tissue and just involves tissue.

Which system includes the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network?

• Respiratory system

• Muscular system

• Nervous system

Answer explanation

A. Nervous system is correct - because it includes all of those things and its the command center for the body.

B. Muscular system incorrect - it does help you maintain homeostasis but it does not include the spinal cord and brain.

C. Respiratory system incorrect - it gives you ATP and homeostasis but it does include those things.

How does negative feedback help volleyball players maintain homeostasis?

• It helps by sealing a wound

•  it helps by reducing an excessive response and to keep a variable within the normal range.

• It doesn't help at all, positive feedback helps maintain homeostasis

Answer explanation

 A. Correct - it helps by reducing an excessive response and to keep a variable within the normal range. / Because it controls your body temperature and blood glucose level.

B. Incorrect - It helps by sealing a wound. / Because sealing a wound only helps the blood to stop running out. It doesn't help you maintain homeostasis.

C. Incorrect - It doesn't help at all, positive feedback helps maintain homeostasis . / Because positive feedback doesn't make any benefits to help maintain homeostasis. It only helps to say positive and give you positive feedback.

How does what volleyball players eat affect the environment?

• it does not affect the environment because carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses are good for the environment.

• It does not affect the environment is the best thing for it.

•  It affects the environment because meat produces Greenhouse gasses, waste and pollution.

Answer explanation

A. Correct - It affects the environment because meat produces Greenhouse gasses, waste and pollution. / because when you eat meat it destroys forests and a lot of carbon dioxide is released to the environment.

B.  incorrect - It does not affect the environment is the best thing for it / Because only plant-based foods are the best. Meat kills the environment.

 C. incorrect -  it does not affect the environment because carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses are good for the environment/ because greenhouse gasses kill  the environment.

 What should volleyball players eat more of in their diet?

•  Foods they never tried before.

•  high sugar food

•  volleyball players should eat more carbohydrates like grains, bread,  and brown rice.

Answer explanation

 A.  Correct - volleyball players should eat more carbohydrates like grains, bread,  and brown rice. / because they have to move fast all the time so they need the energy to do that.

 B. Incorrect-  high sugar food./  because they can have negative side effects from it and it doesn't give them enough energy. It can weigh them down and make them feel sick.

 C. Incorrect-  Foods you never tried before./  because you never know what kind of things are in it  and it might be something you don't need before  a game.

 What should volleyball players not eat more of before a game?

•  Blended food

• High fat foods

• bananas

Answer explanation

A. Correct - High fat foods / Because these types of food take a long time to digest in your body.

B. Incorrect - Blended food / because they are easier to digest. Also they're not as large and it's a liquid.

C. bananas / Because they are very soft and easy to digest before a game. Also it has carbs, protein, fiber, which helps them get energy.

How does nutrition affect volleyball players if they don't eat?

•  If volleyball players don't eat they can experience gastrointestinal discomfort and even muscle loss.

• You wont have a good performance and you wont be able to build muscles. Also it could cause stress and tiredness.

• All of the above

Answer explanation

A. Correct - If volleyball players don't eat they can experience gastrointestinal discomfort and even muscle loss. / Because if you don't eat you will feel very weak and lazy; that's not a good thing because volleyball players have to move fast.

B. Correct - You wont have a good performance and you wont be able to build muscles. Also it could cause stress and tiredness. / Because nutrition is helping you build your muscles. They help you grow and give you energy.

C. All of the above