221k views
5 votes
When an athlete is nearing the end of her race and her cells are low on oxygen, which process is likely to occur in her cells so that glycolysis can continue to produce ATP

User Emonigma
by
5.4k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Answer:

Fermentation method is likely to occur in her cells so that glycolysis can continue to produce ATP

Step-by-step explanation:

Through Fermentation and glycolysis ATP is produced without oxygen. The muscle cells of human under goes fermentation when their cells are running out of oxygen. To meet the need of oxygen, fermentation occurred in the cell of the athlete at the end of her race.

The conversion of glucose into a cellular energy and to a lactic acid is conducted in the cell, by lactic fermentation. This is anaerobic fermentation which occurs in some particular cell.

User Mcatis
by
5.3k points