Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: It has long been known that the rate of oxidative metabolism (the proc

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Para 1- rate of oxidative metabolism, high metabolic rate of small animals vs low metabolic rate of very large animals, anaerobic glycolysis, the great equalizer
Para 2- anaerobic glycolysis- the quick firepower, how many large species have managed to compete with their more active neighbors
Para 3- limitations- glycogen reserves for upto 2 mins, lactic acid; muscle glycogen is used only when needed and even then only in whatever quantity isnecessary

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(E) explain anaerobic glycolysis and its effects on animal survival - Correct, the process is explained in para 2 and its effects on animal survival is alsostated

2. According to the author, glycogen is crucial to the process of anaerobic glycolysis because glycogen
(E) is the material from which ATP is derived
Anaerobic glycolysis is a process in which energy is produced, without oxygen, through the breakdown
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