The proportion of white muscle fibers to red muscle fibers in sprinters is likely to ____

a. be lower than in marathon runners
b. be higher than in marathon runners
c. be equal to that in marathon runners
d. depend most on the sex of the sprinter
e. depend most on the age of the sprinter


ANSWER: b

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