The energy needed to drive muscle contraction comes from ATP hydrolysis that is carried out by 12:10 Animal Biology The energy needed to drive muscle contraction comes from ATP hydrolysis that is carried out by A) G-actin. B) F-actin. C) myosin heads. D) myosin tails. E) tropomyosin. Answer: C) myosin heads. Learn More : Share this Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterPlus on Google+