Contraction of muscles is the best example of conversion of cellular energy into

Mechanical energy

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Solution

The correct option is A Mechanical energy
Contraction of muscles causes the muscle cells to convert the chemical energy of ATP into mechanical energy which produces the muscular or action force.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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Read the following statements about muscle contraction in humans:

i. Chemical energy is converted into mechanical energy during muscle contraction

ii. Acetylcholineeasterase is an enzyme that catalyzes the production of acetylcholine

iii. In a contracted muscle, volume remains the same.

iv. A contracted muscle becomes shorter and thicker.

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