Because a steroid hormone is nonpolar, it ____

a. must be transported across a cell membrane with a receptor molecule
b. is equipped with specific receptor molecules
c. can dissolve in blood
d. can diffuse directly across a cell membrane
e. is an inhibiting hormone


ANSWER: d

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