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which end product of fermentation causes the burning feeling in muscles that are working hard?
o carbon dioxide
o pyruvate
o alcohol
o lactic acid
During strenuous exercise, when oxygen is limited, muscle cells undergo lactic - acid fermentation. The accumulation of lactic acid in muscles causes the burning feeling. Alcohol is a product of alcoholic fermentation in yeast, not in muscle cells. Pyruvate is an intermediate in cellular respiration and fermentation, not the cause of the burning feeling. Carbon dioxide is a by - product of aerobic respiration and some fermentation processes but doesn't cause the muscle burning.
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A. lactic acid