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
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In Spirogyra and allied forms the chloroplast<span> grows as the cell grows, and only divides when this divides.</span><span>
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Answer:
A. ATP is a polymer of phosphates.
Explanation:
ATP is not a polymer of phosphates. It is a rather a complex organic molecule that has its main function to provide energy.
Starch and glycogens are polysaccharides or polymers of glucose or simply put, they have glucose subunits.
Nucleotides are biological molecules consisting of 3 major sub units which are the nitrogenous base, the phosphate acid and the 5 carbon (ribose) sugar. They are the building blocks of DNA and RNA and hence monomers.
Amino acids are basically organic compounds that contain amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to every amino acid molecule. They are bond together by a peptide bond between the -NH2 and -COOH group to furthet form polypetides. Proteins in the same vein are called polypeptides which is a chain of amino acids.
