Metabolic Rate and Energy Expenditure Quiz
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Metabolic Rate and Energy Expenditure Quiz

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What is the energetic cost for a 60 kg individual engaging in 10 minutes of running at 6mph?

  • 60 kilocalories
  • 39.6 kilocalories
  • 105 kilocalories (correct)
  • 21 kilocalories

    • Which factor accounts for the highest percentage of overall energy expenditure in most individuals?

  • Physical activity
  • Metabolic rate (correct)
  • Energy consumed
  • Thermic effect of food

    • What percentage of overall energy expenditure does physical activity typically account for?

  • 60-75%
  • 5-10%
  • 10-15%
  • 15-30% (correct)

    • If an individual does relatively little physical activity, what will necessarily account for a greater overall percentage of energy expenditure?

    <p>Metabolic rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the energetic cost for a 60 kg individual engaging in 10 minutes of walking at 3mph?

    <p>39.6 kilocalories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity has the lowest energetic cost for a 60 kg individual in a 10-minute duration?

    <p>Cooking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many miles would it take to burn off a pound of fat based on the provided information?

    <p>Approximately 33 miles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it mentioned that focusing on habitual energy balance is important?

    <p>To consider long-term behavioral patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is highlighted as a flaw in daily calorie tracking in the text?

    <p>It does not reflect long-term caloric consumption patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the text mention that body composition changes are time-lagged?

    <p>To highlight the role of previous behaviors in current body composition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the relationship between caloric consumption and physical activity according to the information provided?

    <p>They show time-lagged effects on body composition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it mentioned that physiologically our systems do not work like the assumption made in the text?

    <p>To highlight the focus needed on habitual energy balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest energy expenditure per kilogram of mass in the human body?

    <p>Heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organ accounts for approximately 25% of the overall metabolic rate?

    <p>Skeletal muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the lowest energy expenditure necessary when all systems are on idle?

    <p>Basal rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tissue accounts for approximately 24% of the metabolic rate?

    <p>Brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is believed to be particularly important for the energetic activity of skeletal muscle and brain?

    <p>Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do the heart and kidneys, despite high energy expenditure per kilogram, account for only around 10% of overall metabolic rate each?

    <p>Their small mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do candidates often experience following the training/selection course, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Insatiable hunger and rapid accumulation of adipose tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do high-school and collegiate athletics programs often view the training discussed in the text?

    <p>As optimal ways to enhance performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is crucial for the accurate use of energy balance, as emphasized in the text?

    <p>Obtaining accurate information regarding caloric consumption and expenditure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is feeding energy balance 'junk information' detrimental?

    <p>It compromises the utility of the approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the rapid accumulation of adipose tissue mentioned in the text?

    <p>Adiposity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do high-school and collegiate athletics programs sometimes misuse the training/selection programs?

    <p>By implementing aspects of these programs in inappropriate contexts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do inaccuracies in caloric intake reporting affect energy balance?

    <p>Reduce the utility of energy balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does changes in muscle mass affect metabolic rate?

    <p>Increases metabolic rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen if energy balance approaches do not revise metabolic contributions regularly?

    <p>Their predictive capacity will suffer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do smartphones and smartwatches contribute to estimating physical activity related energy expenditure?

    <p>Greatly improve estimates compared to self-reporting practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When estimating metabolic rate, what issue may arise if using a formula that is not a good fit for an individual?

    <p>Inaccurate estimation of metabolic rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do smart watches and phones sometimes misreport caloric expenditure?

    <p>Incorrectly identify the activity engaged in</p> Signup and view all the answers

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