Why Do Organisms Without Oxygen Need to Convert Pyruvate to Lactate

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why do organisms without oxygen need to convert pyruvate to lactate?

• A) in order to regenerate NAD⁺
• B) because lactate is needed to produce ATP
• C) because pyruvate is toxic to the cells
• D) in order to use lactate in the citric acid cycle
• E) because the conversion provides much more ATP for the cell

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