Question

State whether the following statements are true or false.

Chemically, hormones are always proteins.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. Hormones are organic compounds.
2. They have a diverse nature. While some hormones are proteinaceous (such as FSH, and LH), others are either steroids (sex hormones), amino acid derivatives (such as epinephrine), or peptides (such as vasopressin).

Final answer: The given statement is false.