Muscle cramps are painful feelings caused by sudden contractions of the muscle. Cramps are caused by several reasons, however, based on the description of Akashay's activity, it is caused by ACCUMULATION OF LACTIC ACID in the leg muscles due to strenuous exercise.
According to this question, Akashay decided to run a marathon without any prior training. However, he started to get cramps on his thigh coupled with rapid breathing. There is a lack of oxygen in his cells, hence, anaerobic respiration was used leading to the formation of lactic acid. The buildup of lactic acid is what causes the painful sensation called CRAMP.
Binary fission occurs primarily in prokaryotes, while mitosis only occurs in eukaryotes Binary fission is a simpler and faster process than mitosis. The third main form of cell division is meiosis.
e. Quantity of oxygen consumed when the food is burned
Explanation:
The quantity of oxygen that's used up is known as an indirect measure for amount of energy that's released from the food you burn and Bomb calorimeters may be used to estimate the amount of energy in food.
