Nonpolar hormones can pass through the intestinal cell membrane without being digested, and therefore can be taken orally. Which of the following hormones are available as pills?  

A.  insulin and growth hormone
B.  thyroid hormone and steroid hormones
C.  calcitonin and insulin
D.  insulin and steroid hormones
E.  calcitonin and thyroid hormone


B.  thyroid hormone and steroid hormones

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Gametetogenesis (gamete formation) is

a. the result of the process of mitosis. b. the pairing of homologous chromosomes. c. the formation of sex cells. d. the fusion of gametes. e. a process that occurs only in asexually reproducing forms.

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What is a simple way for determining if an annelid is a polychaete or a clitellate?

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