Question

Riya and Manya are in the school athletics team. Riya runs the 100-meter sprint whereas Manya is
in the Marathon team.
a. What type of respiration takes place in the muscle cells of each runner’s legs during the
races?
b. Elaborate on how a particular type of respiration is helpful to each runner.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)anaerobic respiration

b) muscles perform continuous activity while running the marathon. During this phase, there is an accumulation of the lactic acid in the muscles due to the anaerobic respiration performed by the skeletal muscular cells in the absence of oxygen.