Anaerobic respiration Quiz
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1. What is made when human muscle cells respire anaerobically?
- A. Ethanol and carbon dioxide
- B. Lactic acid
- C. Carbon dioxide and water
- D. Glucose and oxygen
2. Which statement about anaerobic respiration compared with aerobic respiration is correct?
- A. It releases less energy from each glucose molecule
- B. It releases more energy from each glucose molecule
- C. It needs more oxygen
- D. It makes carbon dioxide and water
3. What is oxygen debt?
- A. The oxygen stored in the muscles before exercise
- B. The carbon dioxide left in the lungs after exercise
- C. The oxygen lost from the blood during exercise
- D. The extra oxygen needed after exercise to break down lactic acid
4. A brewer seals a tank of grape juice containing yeast. Which two substances are made?
- A. Lactic acid and water
- B. Oxygen and glucose
- C. Ethanol and carbon dioxide
- D. Carbon dioxide and water
5. Why does lactic acid build up in a sprinter's muscles?
- A. Aerobic respiration makes it
- B. Anaerobic respiration makes it faster than it is removed
- C. The muscles make it from oxygen
- D. Breathing is too deep