The sliding filament model of muscle contraction explains that:

A. Tropomyosin must be removed from the
actin molecule before it can bind to myosin.
B. Muscle contraction requires energy in the
form of GTP.
C. The sarcomere stretches to create
contraction.
D. Actin filaments slide past myosin, causing
the shortening of the muscle fiber.


D

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