Muscle cells use lactic acid fermentation to
A) regenerate NAD⁺ so that glycolysis can continue in the absence of oxygen.
B) produce ATP in the presence of oxygen.
C) produce more ATP than in respiration.
D) allow an animal to survive for long periods of time in the absence of oxygen.
E) produce less CO₂.

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Lactic acid fermentation allows muscles which don't receive enough oxygen for cellular respiration to continue to extract some energy from glucose.

Muscle Cells Use Lactic Acid Fermentation to