Hormones Differ from Vitamins in All of the Following Ways

question 30

Multiple Choice

Hormones differ from vitamins in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) Hormones control development; vitamins are needed for functioning of some enzymes.
• B) Hormones are required in far smaller amounts than vitamins.
• C) Hormones are inorganic molecules whereas vitamins are small organic molecules.
• D) Hormones move from site of production to site of action; vitamins are produced in cells where they are utilized.
• E) Plant hormones have no function in animals; vitamins are needed by animals and many are obtained from plants.

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Definitions:

Rectifiers

Electrical devices that convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), allowing the flow of charge in one direction only, and are widely used in power supply units and electronics.

Converters

Devices that transform energy from one form to another, such as AC to DC in electrical systems, or physical units in digital systems.

Amperes

The unit of electric current, representing the flow of one coulomb of charge per second.

Watts

The SI unit of power, representing one joule per second, used to quantify the rate of energy transfer.