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Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
When out of oxygen, vertebrate muscle:

A

produces lactic acid

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B

produces more carbon dioxide

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stops functioning

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degrades protein

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Solution

The correct option is A produces lactic acid
The repeated contraction of the muscle results in the low concentration of oxygen and this anaerobic condition leads to the accumulation of lactic acid in the muscle.
So, the correct option is 'produces lactic acid'

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