You were sent electron micrographs,but the labels fell off that identified them as to cell type.You know that one picture is of cells from the pancreas that secrete digestive enzymes;the other picture is of adrenal cells that secrete corticosteroid hormones.What clue will you look for to identify which picture is which?
A) The pancreatic cells will have fewer ribosomes than the adrenal cells.
B) The pancreatic cells will have more mitochondria than the adrenal cells.
C) The adrenal cells will have more SER than the pancreatic cells.
D) The adrenal cells will have more RER than the pancreatic cells.
E) The pancreatic cells will have more lysosomes than the adrenal cells.

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The adrenal cells, which secrete corticosteroid hormones, will have more smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) because SER is involved in lipid and steroid hormone synthesis.

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