Refer to the Figure Shown

question 48

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure shown.
Which statement regarding the mechanism represented in the diagram is false?

• A) The hormone binds to a receptor
• B) A second messenger system acts to shuttle storage vesicles to the membrane.
• C) Storage vesicles fuse with the apical membrane.
• D) Water moves from the extracellular fluid into the collecting duct.

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Definitions:

Fertilisation

The fusion of gametes (egg and sperm) to initiate the development of a new individual organism.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of embryonic development.

Egg

A reproductive cell produced by female organisms, capable of developing into a new individual upon fertilization.

Phenotype

The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences.