ESS 110 Spring 2014 Mock ASEP Test
Questions from Chapter 13
4. Which of the following statements about energy production is false?
*a. Lactic acid aides muscle contraction.
b. Nutrients are obtained from the food that is consumed.
c. Metabolic processes require oxygen produced by the cardiorespiratory system.
d. Glycogen is the fuel for muscle contraction.
8. Which of the following statements about physical training is false?
a. Physical training is a routine of specialized procedures designed to increase
performance.
b. Physical training is a slow, steady process.
c. Physical training can be optimized so athletes are able to perform at their best.
*d. Playing and practicing a sport is sufficient for meeting the physical demands
of the sport.
12. Which of the following statements about the characteristics of the anaerobic energy
system is false?
a. It is used for immediate movement.
b. It is used for intense exercise.
c. It uses stored fuel in the muscles for an immediate supply of energy.
*d. It needs oxygen to supply energy to the muscles.
15. The maximum amount of force a muscle can generate in a single effort is
*a. muscular strength
b. muscular speed
c. muscular endurance
d. muscular power
19. Speed is a combination of
a. reaction time and agility
b. agility and movement time
c. quickness and agility
*d. reaction time and movement time
23. The ability to maintain equilibrium when moving the body is
a. static balance
b. agility
*c. dynamic balance
d. balance
30. The process of planning the physical training in cycles is called __________.
Correct Answer(s):
a. periodization
31. The correct order of the warm-up phases is
a. stretching, followed by aerobic warm-up, followed by technical skill warm-up
b. technical skill warm-up, followed by stretching, followed by aerobic warm-up
*c. aerobic warm-up, followed by stretching, followed by technical skill warm-up
d. stretching, followed by technical skill warm-up, followed by aerobic warm-up
38. The training principle that says the body will adapt to increased demand, requiring
increasingly more training, is called
a. the moderation principle
b. the individual difference principle
*c. the overload principle
d. the reversibility principle
Questions from Chapter 14
3. The nutrients that are stored in body cells and converted into the major fuel source for
muscles is called
*a. adenosine triphosphate
b. calories
c. energy
d. metabolism
8. The chemical process of breaking down glycogen into glucose is __________.
Correct Answer(s):
a. glycolysis
9. Which of the following statements concerning fast glycolysis is false?
a. Glycogen is broken down into glucose so rapidly that lactic acid is produced.
*b. It is an efficient source of energy to fuel the muscles.
c. It is sometimes referred to as anaerobic glycolysis.
d. It provides energy to sustain 60 to 90 seconds of intense exercise.
10. Which of the following statements concerning slow glycolysis is false?
a. Slow glycolysis is also called aerobic glycolysis.
b. Slow glycolysis does not produce lactic acid.
*c. Slow glycolysis is a less efficient in producing ATP than fast glycolysis.
d. Slow glycolysis is not considered part of the anaerobic system.
15. Which of the following is true regarding blood lactate threshold?
a. Highly conditioned athletes experience the blood lactate threshold at 50 to 60
percent of maximum aerobic capacity.
b. The blood lactate threshold is also referred to as the anaerobic threshold.
*c. The blood lactate threshold indicates when an athlete is shifting from a
predominantly aerobic to a predominantly anaerobic energy system.
d. Lactic acid in the blood is low when the blood lactate threshold is reached.
19. Which of the following statements concerning muscle fiber is false?
a. Muscles have both fast- and slow-twitch fibers.
b. Slow-twitch fibers have more endurance capability.
*c. High ratios of fast-twitch fibers result in higher lactate thresholds.
d. Fast glycolytic fibers have the highest capability of producing energy.
24. Which of the following fitness tests is used to measure anaerobic capacity?
*a. 30-second max test
b. vertical jump
c. skinfold test
d. 1.5 mile run
26. Which of the following is an easy-to-use method for measuring exercise intensity?
a. oxygen inspiration
b. carbon dioxide expiration
c. blood gases
*d. heart rate
33. The type of training that focuses on shifting from aerobic to lactate threshold training
is
a. sprint training
*b. pace training
c. interval training
d. fartlek training
34. The type of training that focuses on short-duration training (2 to 5 minutes) with highintensity training is
a. long, slow, distance training
b. pace training
*c. interval training
d. fartlek training
Questions from Chapter 15
4. Any muscle movement that lengthens the muscles and results in an increased angle of
the joint is
a. a concentric action
*b. an eccentric action
c. an isometric action
5. Muscle physiology Muscle fibers grouped in bundles have contractile proteins called
__________ and __________.
Correct Answer(s):
a. actin; myosin
6. A motor unit consists of __________ and __________.
Correct Answer(s):
a. a nerve; group (bundle) of muscle fibers
7. Muscle soreness from resistance training is caused by which muscle action?
a. The concentric action
*b. The eccentric action
c. The isometric action
17. Muscular power can be measured using
a. vertical jump test
b. the stair sprint test
c. the sit-and-reach test
*d. a and b
21. The key principle for choosing the order of exercises is
a. large muscles followed by small muscles
*b. adequate recovery
c. pushing exercise followed by pulling exercise
d. upper body followed by lower body
26. The only way for athletes to have speed is to have inherited a high percentage of fasttwitch muscles fibers from their biological parents.
a. True
*b. False