Question

Coach Taylor is trying to explain the negative side effects smoking has to athletic performance. Which of these options include both a scientific model and a connection to Coach Taylor’s topic of athletic performance?

a. Show pictures of the lungs of a smoker as compared to a non-smoker
b. Write the chemical formulas for carbon monoxide (found in tobacco smoke) and oxygen, comparing the two substances
c. Diagram the flow of oxygen-rich blood through the body of a non-smoker. Then diagram the flow of blood with less oxygen (from airway resistance) through the body of a smoker
d. List some diseases linked to smoking: cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, emphysema

Answer 1

The correct answer is C Diagram the flow of oxygen-rich blood through the body of a non-smoker. Then diagram the flow of blood with less oxygen (from airway resistance) through the body of a smoker.

Answer 2

Smoking have life-threatening effects on a smoker's lungs. A smoker is at a high risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In order for a coach to explain the destructive effects of smoking on the performance of the athletes, it is best to show a diagram of the flow of the oxygen-rich blood in a non-smoker's body and then the flow of blood with less-oxygen in smoker's body. This will show the difference between the two situations clearly, and show how the airway resistance effects the performance of a person.

Hence, the answer is 'option C - Diagram the flow of oxygen-rich blood in non-smoker's body and the, diagram of flow of blood with less oxygen in smoker's body'.