Oxygen debt in muscles may develop because of

A) too much oxygen used in forming pyruvic acid when skeletal muscles are contracted
strenuously for a minute or two.
B) the inability of myoglobin molecules to store enough oxygen when skeletal muscles
are used strenuously for a minute or two.
C) too high a concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere.
D) the inability of respiratory and circulatory systems to supply enough oxygen to
skeletal muscles when used strenuously for a minute or two.


D

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