How do steroid hormones differ from those derived from amino acids?
A) Steroid hormones are not derived from organic molecules.
B) Steroid hormones do not bind to plasma membrane receptors.
C) Steroid hormones use a second messenger system.
D) Steroid hormones do not travel in the blood.
E) Steroid hormones do not require receptors to function.

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Steroid hormones, unlike those derived from amino acids, typically pass through cell membranes due to their lipophilic nature and bind to intracellular receptors, rather than binding to receptors on the plasma membrane.

How Do Steroid Hormones Differ from Those Derived from Amino