The word equation for anaerobic respiration in human muscles is

  1. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
  2. lactic acid → glucose
  3. glucose → alcohol + carbon dioxide
  4. glucose → lactic acid
Answer

D) glucose → lactic acid

Muscles make lactic acid without oxygen. O Level Biology · Topic 10 Respiration · 10.3 Anaerobic respiration

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