It causes respiratory distress syndrome. Surfactant is the liquid that is produced by the lungs that will keep the airways open, this makes the baby able to breathe in air after the delivery. Respiratory Distress Syndrome is also known as hyaline membrane disease is the medical condition that affects the premature newborns. There are difficulties in breathing and inadequate lung function due to the underdeveloped lungs.
So, the correct answer is (C): Respiratory distress syndrome
A metabolic process, which is carried out by all living organisms including plants, animals, and humans for the production of energy and to stay alive is Respiration. Except for required anaerobes, every other organism from amoeba to humans needs oxygen for survival. And evolution has reported a number of systems that allows the exchange of gases in organisms.
Breathing can be simply derived as the process of inhaling oxygen gas from the atmosphere and exhaling the carbon dioxide gas back into the atmosphere is termed breathing and the process is commonly known as respiration.
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