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Anaerobic respiration takes place in...

Anaerobic respiration takes place in

A

Mitochondria

B

Cytoplasm

C

Lysosomes

D

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B
Under anaerobic conditions pyruvic acid is reversibly converted to `CO_2` and ethanol (ethanol fermentation) is mainly observed in prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes and occurs in the cytoplasm.
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