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17. Eukaryotic cells sometimes cannot get oxygen to their cells and will therefore switch to which process?

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Eukaryotic cells will switch to anaerobic respiration when there is not enough oxygen present. This process is often called fermentation and example include Lactic Acid Fermentation and Alcoholic Fermentation. Normally, they would use a type of aerobic respiration to produce ATP.
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