In a cell that specialises in producing a steroid hormone you would expect to find
A) a greater than average quantity of rough endoplasmic reticulum.
B) a greater than average quantity of smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
C) a greater than average number of mitochondria to provide energy for synthesis.
D) much less endoplasmic reticulum than in an average cell.
E) no structural differences from an average cell.

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Steroid hormones are synthesized from lipids, and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis and metabolism, so cells producing steroid hormones have more smooth ER.

In a Cell That Specialises in Producing a Steroid Hormone