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Why is lactic acid the end product of fermentation and not the PYRUVATE molecule?

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Answer:

Well the main difference would be that lactic Fermentation doesn't use oxygen while the Pyruvate cycle does

Step-by-step explanation:

Lactic Fermentation is Anaerobic Respiration

The cycle that uses Pyruvate is Aerobic Respiration

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