Figure 16- 1 Pituitary Hormones and Their Targets

question 39

Multiple Choice

Figure 16- 1 Pituitary Hormones and Their Targets
Use Figure 16- 1 to answer the following questions:
-The pituitary hormone that stimulates cell growth and replication by accelerating protein synthesis is

• A) ACTH.
• B) MSH.
• C) somatotropin.
• D) prolactin.
• E) insulin.

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Definitions:

Thylakoid Membrane

Membranous sacs located within the chloroplasts of plants, sites of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Carbohydrate Molecules

Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, serving as a major energy source and structural component of living organisms.

Stroma

The supportive tissue framework of an organ, or the dense fluid within chloroplasts where the Calvin cycle occurs in photosynthesis.

Chloroplast

An organelle found in plant and algal cells that conducts photosynthesis, converting light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.