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Pyruvate is similar to ___

-carbon dioxide
-oxygen
-nucleic acids
-Lactic acid

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Pyruvate is similar to lactic acid because they are similar in their chemical formulas. Pyruvate has a chemical formula of CH3COCOO and lactic acid has a formula of C3H6O3. Since these are similar in formula, pyruvate and lactic acid are similar.
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