Hormones are essential to maintaining homeostasis mainly because????

Question

a) they catalyze specific chemical reactions in brain cells.

b)the body requires them for digesting food.

c)they cause specific responses in specific cells.

d)they act faster than nerve impulses.

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Answer 1

I would say the best answer from those choices is "C."  

Answer 2

the answr is C

it cant be A because they have nothing to do with the brain

it cant be B because even though they help in digestion it is not their main purpose

it cant be D because  nerves travel WAY faster than hormones. Think of it as a lighning ray.