Oxygen debt in muscles may develop because of

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


Answer: C

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