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What is the fate of pyruvic acid in animal cells?
BiologyRespiration in PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A Conversion to CO₂ and ethanol
  • B Conversion to lactic acid
  • C Aerobic respiration
  • D Krebs' cycle
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Conversion to lactic acid
In animal cells like muscles during exercise, when oxygen is inadequate for cellular respiration, pyruvic acid is reduced to lactic acid by lactate dehydrogenase.

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