What could cause the same hormone to have a different effect?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: A different receptor for the hormone, or a different signal transduction pathway
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Match the structures with their appropriate functions:
A. Roots allow plants to obtain water and nutrients, while shoots allow plants to obtain gases and sunlight. B. Roots allow plants to obtain water, nutrients and glucose, while shoots allow plants to obtain sunlight. C. Roots allow plants to obtain glucose, while shoots allow plants to obtain sunlight and water. D. Roots allow plants to obtain carbon dioxide and water, while shoots allow plants to obtain nutrients and oxygen.
Information from the right visual field is ____
a. carried into the thalamus by the optic chiasm b. detected by both eyes c. sent directly to the visual cortex d. processed by the right visual cortex e. carried by the left optic nerve
Metabolism is the sum total of all the chemical reactions that go on in the cells.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. A. True B. False
The signs and symptoms of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome are caused by
A) coagulase. B) lipase. C) beta-lactamase. D) exfoliative toxins. E) staphylokinase.