Which outcome occurs when an orca exhausts a fleeing baleen whale during an extended pursuit in open water?

💡 Explanation

Progressive metabolic acidosis develops because anaerobic respiration increases; therefore the whale's muscles fatigue due to lactic acid build-up, rather than benefiting other metabolic pathways that rely on oxygen replenishment.

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