A group of researches is trying to find the difference in power and 

work exerted by the biceps of young and old people. They 

estimated that the number of muscle fibers was not significantly 
different between the young (253000) and old (234000) men.They 
also discovered that when the bicep muscle contracts, each 
muscular fiber is moving a distance of 3 mm. According to the 
information above, the biceps of a young man has 253000 fibers, 
while the biceps of an old one 234000. Using that information, 
explain why the researches found out that there is not a big 
difference in the power and work exerted by young and old people 
when lifting a 50kg weight with their biceps. You need to support 
your answer with mathematical calculations. 

To move a 50kg weight you will need a minimum of 50 newtons. Then convert the 
distance, 3 mm to meter as a result of 0.003. Using the distance and multiply by 50 
newtons to find the work. The work is 0.15 j. To find the power, multiply the work to 
the amount of fiber. The young man's power is 37950 j/s and the old man's power is 
35100 j/s. As you can see that young man's power is higher than old man as a result 
that young man can do more work in a particular time than old man. The difference 
in the power and work exerted by young and old people are 2850 j/s. From my 
opinion I do not know if this is a big or small difference because there are no 
reference to compare the difference too. It can be both big and small difference 
based on how you view the number and what are consider small and big. 

Energy is the ability to do work. If more energy is used, then more 

work can be done. The initial hypothesis for the researcher’s 
investigation was that young men used more energy than old men, 
and so they can do more work with their biceps. Was the hypothesis 
proven right or wrong? Explain why. If the hypothesis was proven 
wrong, rewrite it to make it right. 
The hypothesis is proven right because young man has 37950 j/s and the old man 
has 35100 j/s. The young man has more work as there are greater amount of fibers. 
Energy and work has the same formula: w = f * d. This mean that when there are 
increases in energy there would also be increases of work. 

During a physical test, The carbon dioxide and oxygen concentration in blood of an athlete were 
measured when doing different activities. The results are shown in table below. 

Table 1. Concentration of carbon dioxide in blood of an athlete 

doing different activities. 

Using your knowledge about cellular respiration explain why the 

concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide are changing in each 
exercise. 

In cellular respiration, it take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. In each exercise 
with different intensity, there are different amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide 
concentration. Exercise with higher intensity increases the carbon dioxide 
production. 
Using the information from the table Evaluate which activity is 
better to lose weight.(Evaluate: make judgements, assess 
limitations and strengths of your answer.) 

From the result of the table, crunches is better to lose weight because there is high 
concentration is both high in concentration of O2 and CO2 is the best exercise 
choices. 

A group of researchers found a new microorganisms that can live in presence of oxygen, 
producing CO2 and H20 as wastes, and also CO2 and C ₂H ₅OH (ethanol) without it. 

A group of researchers found a new microorganisms that can live in 

presence of oxygen, producing CO2 and H20 as wastes, and also 
CO2 and C ₂H ₅OH (ethanol) without it. Is the organism prokaryote 
or eukaryote? Justify your answer. 

The organism is eukaryote because it is able to live both in presence and absence of 
oxygen. Because eukaryote has mitochondrion which allow it to have cellular 
respiration while prokaryote doesn't. In the presence of oxygen the pyruvate will 
enter the mitochondrion and perform cellular respiration producing ATP, CO2 and 
H2O. Without the presence of the oxygen the pyruvate will perform fermentation 
producing lactate and ethanol. 

Suggest the possible kingdom of the microorganism. 

ANIMAL 
 PLANT 

BACTERIA 

FUNGI 

PROTIST 

ACHEA 

Justify your choice. 

A microorganism is an organism which is too small to be seen by the naked human 

eye. Microorganisms include bacteria, fungi, achea, protist and viruses and are 
among the earliest known life forms. Bacteria and achea are almost always a 
microorganism but in this case the microorganism need to be able to pass both 
pathway, able to live with and without the presence of oxygen.