Which example best illustrates tendons storing and releas...

Which example best illustrates tendons storing and releasing elastic energy to improve movement efficiency?

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Achilles tendon stretching and recoiling during running/jumping

BMyosin detaching from actin using ATP

CAcetylcholine being broken down in the synaptic cleft

DRibosomes translating protein in a muscle cell

ERed blood cells carrying oxygen

Explanation

Some tendons (notably the Achilles) behave like springs: they store elastic energy when stretched and release it to aid locomotion, reducing metabolic cost.

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