Compare Anaerobic respiration in a yeast and muscle cell

Both are as a result of a lack of oxygen and produce small amounts of energy, however Yeast produces ethanol, where as a muscle cell will produce lactic acid. Yeast will furthermore produce CO2 while the muscles will not.

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