Question

Peptide hormones are ________________ and steroid hormones are ___________________.

• A. lipid insoluble and water soluble.
• B. water soluble and lipid soluble.
• C. lipid soluble and water insoluble
• D. water insoluble and lipid soluble

Answer 1

The correct option is B water soluble and lipid soluble.

Hormones can also be classified based on their solubility as
Lipid soluble - steroids and iodothyronines are not soluble in water but soluble in lipids. These belong to lipid soluble hormones.
Water soluble - peptide, protein hormones and amino acid derivatives are hydrophilic (tendency to dissolve in water) and belong to water soluble hormones.