Amplification during a second-messenger cascade is beneficial because amplification
A. results in the production of more of the first messenger.
B. allows small amounts of hormones to produce large responses in target cells.
C. allows a cell to respond to more different hormones.
D. takes small molecules and makes polymers out of them.
Answer: B
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