Testosterone is an example of a steroid. Its physiological functions include:
1. Determines the the gender of a developing embryo.
2. Development of reproductive organs and the prostrate gland in males.
3. Responsible for secondary sexual characteristics in males such as deeper pitch, increased muscle bulk, hair on the upper lip.
4. Regulates normal sperm development.
Another steroid is cholesterol. Physiological functions include:
1. Helps maintain the structure of cells and vessels improving overall health and function in the body.
2. Precursor to important sex hormones such as testosterone and estrogen.
3. Used as an insulator around nerves and is absolutely essential for brain function.
4. Precursor to Vitamin D, which supports a healthy immune and nervous system
What do you mean by "What is a shooting star, a comet or a meteor burning in our Earth’s Atmosphere?"
edit: ohhhhh you are asking what a shooting star is...
its particles of comets or astoroids/metor enter the atmosphere at very high speeds and burn up
Alarge vacuoles cell walls and chloroplasts
Answer:
In mosses gamete are produced by MITOSIS; In ferns gametes are produced by MITOSIS.
Explanation:
Ferns usually grow way bigger than mosses and they are both primitive plants. In ferns the gametes, sperm and eggs are formed by mitosis when there is a suitable place for development.
there are two main types of explosive events in the Sun: solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Impulsive energy release in solar flares is one of the most dynamic and highly energetic phenomena in the Solar System