Answer: c. regulates the secretory activity of the pituitary gland.
Explanation:
The hypothalamus can be defined as a small part of the brain that is located at the base of the brain. It has two functions in the human body, first releasing hormones and maintaining homeostasis.
The hypothalamus is responsible for linking the endocrine system to the brain through the pituitary gland. It stimulates the secretion and inhibition of the hormones from the anterior pituitary.
Minerals are composed of multiple elements and rocks are actually made up of minerals. Take quartz for example, it's a mineral that's made up of silicon and oxygen. If we then look at the igneous rock that is referred to as granite, we'll see quartz (the main one), mica(s), and feldspar.
So your answer is B. :)
1. A unicellular organism with no nucleus is a <span>Prokaryotes. </span>
2. The type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself, but inserts a piece of DNA into the host cell’s genome which becomes activated at a later date is called a Lysogenic infection
3. A spiral or corkscrew-shaped prokaryote is called Spirillum
4. The thick internal wall that can enclose a prokaryote’s DNA and some cytoplasm when conditions are unfavorable is called a <span>Endospore</span>