Which of the Following Choices Best Explains How One Hormone

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices best explains how one hormone can regulate several different developmental events?

• A) One hormone can affect different target tissues differently.
• B) A hormone can migrate to a gland,where the endocrine system reshapes it for a different use.
• C) Once a steroid hormone attaches to a receptor on the surface of a cell,it starts several different signal cascades that activate many genes at once.
• D) Hormones are made up of molecules that separate once inside the cell to signal the development of different aspects of sexual maturity.

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Definitions:

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