Exam Practice Questions CWA
Exam Practice Questions CWA
Q1.
Analyse how the cardiovascular system responds during physical activity to allow athletes to
perform at their optimum level.
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Q2.
* Analyse how the structural and functional characteristics of the different skeletal muscle fibres
contribute to success in different sports.
Use your knowledge and understanding from across the course of study to answer this question.
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Q3.
Analyse how the three energy pathways support different types of activity.
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* Analyse the view that muscle fibre make up dictates a person's sporting pathway.
Use your knowledge and understanding from across the course of study to answer this question.
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Q5.
(a) Calculate the force a basketball player weighing 68 kg applies to the ground while standing.
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(b) Using Newton's law of action and reaction (third law), describe how the basketball player
uses this force to perform a jump shot.
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(a) Using Newton's Law of Acceleration (second law), calculate the force needed to accelerate a
mass of 15 kg at 15 m s-2.
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(b) A force of 75 N produces an acceleration of 3 m s-2 on an object. Calculate the mass of the
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Q7.
Look at Figure 1, showing a front squat and Figure 2, showing a Smith machine squat.
The load for both exercises is 100 kg. The moment arm length between the knee and the 'line of
force' is 0.30 m for the front squat and 0.40 m for the Smith machine squat.
(a) Calculate the 'moment of force' at the knee in both exercises. You must show your working.
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(b) When performing a squat there is movement at the knee in both the upward and downward
phase.
(i) identify the muscles around the knee that are contracting.
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(ii) identify the types of contractions that they are performing to allow the complete range of
movement of the squat.
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(Total for question = 11 marks)
Q8.
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(b) Describe the effect of the resultant force on each of the three runners' speed/velocity.
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Runner A
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Q9.
(a) Define the term pressure gradient.
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(b) Examine how the body uses pressure gradients in order to facilitate inspiration and
expiration.
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Q10.
Two rugby players go into a tackle. Player A has a mass of 92 kg and is accelerating at a rate of
2m/s/s. Player B has a mass of 65 kg and is accelerating at a rate of 3m/s/s.
Use Newton's 2nd Law of Motion to:
(a) calculate the resultant force at the point of impact. You must show your working.
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Q11.
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Q13.
(i) Adduction
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(ii) Supination
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(b) Identify the type of movement made when an athlete points their toes.
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(c) Using sporting examples, explain the difference between rotation and circumduction.
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Q15.
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Q16.
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(b) Outline the change in four respiratory values during aerobic exercise.
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Q17.
(a) agonist
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(a) synergist
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(b) fixator.
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Q19.
(a) circumduction
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Q20.
Using an example, describe how a muscle can perform different roles as part of an antagonistic
pair.
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Q21.
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Q22.
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Q23.
Describe the three elements of the third class lever at the elbow joint in a biceps curl.
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Q24.
* Discuss how an athlete might seek to manage fatigue when performing at varying intensities.
Use your knowledge and understanding from across the course of study to answer this question.
Q25.
Discuss how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems function to allow optimum performance
by an endurance athlete.
Q26.
Discuss the effect of the physiological adaptations that occur in muscle cells as a result of
long-term anaerobic training.
(12)
Use your knowledge and understanding from across the course of study to answer this question.
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Q28.
Discuss the factors in the table below that contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle in the UK and their
potential effects on the cardiovascular system.
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Examine how athletes might adapt their subsequent training in order to cope with the effects of
exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) and delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS).
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Q31.
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Q32.
With reference to the exercise intensity and duration, examine how the ATP-PC system provides
energy for ATP re-synthesis.
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Q34.
Examine how the slow component of recovery returns the body to homeostasis.
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Q35.
Examine the chronic adaptions to the cardiovascular system experienced after a sustained
period of endurance training.
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Q36.
Examine the different forms of energy and how they are used during activity.
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Q38.
Referring to the muscles used, examine the movements produced at the shoulder. Use sporting
examples to illustrate your answer.
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Q39.
Examine the purpose of warming up to improve cardiac function during sporting activity.
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Q40.
Explain how excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) enables the body to return to
homeostasis.
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Q41.
Explain how the structures of four different components of the cardiovascular system enable
them to be suited to their functions.
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Q42.
Explain how three structural adaptations cause a corresponding functional response in the
cardiovascular system as a result of endurance-based training.
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Q43.
During intense racing, an endurance swimmer will require a greater volume of air per breath
than when at rest.
Explain how the swimmer achieves a greater volume of air per breath during a race.
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Explain how the body responds to priming exercise used as part of a warm-up.
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Q45.
Explain how four different characteristics of slow twitch muscle fibres (type 1) enable them to
be better suited to endurance activities.
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Q46.
Explain how the structure of the following components of the cardiovascular system allows them
to function effectively:
(a) artery
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Q47.
Explain how training can adjust the recruitment of different fibre types.
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Q48.
Explain how four characteristics of type IIx muscle fibres enable them to be suited to anaerobic
physical activities.
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Q49.
Explain strategies the coach of a team might employ to maximise recovery opportunities during
a match.
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Q50.
Explain the changes in respiratory volumes during exercise as shown in Figure 1 below.
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Q51.
Explain, using examples, the impact of an unhealthy lifestyle on the cardiorespiratory system.
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Q52.
(a) Identify the type of muscle fibre that would be dominant in a marathon runner.
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Type 1 muscle fibre, slow twtich fibre
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(b) Explain how the characteristics of these fibres are suitable for a marathon runner.
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Slow contraction speed of the muscles, which helps
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the muscle work for longer resisting to fatigue. A lot
of myoglobin in the fibres which allows for a higher
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High content of mitocondria in the fibres which
allows respiration to take place more often which
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the muscle.
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Q53.
Identify four muscular-skeletal adaptations of the body to weight training, using heavy weights
and few repetitions.
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Q54.
When performing a squat there is movement at the knee in both the upward and downward
phases. There is a two second hold at the bottom of the squat.
Identify the prime mover(s) and type of contraction at the knee joint in each phase of the squat.
Quadriceps eccentric
quadriceps
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hamstrings
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Q55.
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abbduction
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Q56.
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flexion
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Q57.
(a) Name a track event that would mainly use fast oxidative glycolytic (IIa) muscle fibres.
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200m sprint
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(b) Summarise why this muscle fibre type is best suited to this activity.
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Q58.
Name the two muscle groups that act at the knee joint.
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Q59.
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Q60.
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Q61.
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Q62.
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Q63.
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(b) Using Newton's law of inertia, identify how the footballer moves the ball towards the goal.
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(c) Describe the muscular actions at the right knee joint during the preparation phase of taking
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Q64.
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Two rugby players go into a tackle. Player A has a mass of 91 kg and is accelerating at a rate of
2.5 m/s/s. Player B has a mass of 63 kg and is accelerating at a rate of 4 m/s/s.
(b) Using Newton's Second Law of Motion, calculate the force of each player in the tackle, the
resultant force at the point of impact and who has the advantage.
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Q65.
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Q66.
State if each of the three lever systems has a mechanical advantage, mechanical disadvantage
or both.
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Q67.
(a) Explain how three of the structural characteristics of slow twitch muscle fibres enable the
fibres to be better suited to endurance activities.
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Explain how four structural responses experienced during a warm up would lead to functional
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Q68.
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Q69.
Summarise how oxygen delivery to the working muscles increases during exercise.
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(Total for question = 4 marks)
Q70.
Summarise how the recruitment pattern of motor units enables both power and endurance
athletes to meet the demands of their events.
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Q71.
Summarise how the sinoatrial (SA) node causes the cardiac muscle to contract.
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Q72.
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Q73.
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Summarise the flow of blood within the heart during a cardiac cycle.
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Q76.
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Q78.
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Q79.
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Q80.
(a) (i) Explain why the body utilises the lactic acid pathway for different track and field athletics
events.
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(ii) Explain why the body utilises the aerobic energy pathway for different track and field
athletics events.
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(b) Assess where the 1500 m track race would be placed on the energy continuum.
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Q81.
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Using examples, describe two different types of contraction a muscle can perform.
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Q83.
Using the principles related to stability, outline how an athlete may regain lost balance.
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Q84.
Using the sliding filament theory, summarise the process of a muscle contraction.
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Outline how force is produced during the contraction phase of a muscle using sliding filament
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Mark Scheme
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