A drowning death would be most directly due to:
A) The unavailability of glucose to feed into glycolysis.
B) The accumulation of lactate in the muscle tissue due to anaerobic respiration.
C) The breakdown of pyruvate into ethyl alcohol.
D) The lack of oxygen to accept hydrogen.
E) There is not sufficient information to determine which answer is correct.

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Drowning leads to a lack of oxygen, which is needed as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain during cellular respiration.

A Drowning Death Would Be Most Directly Due To