Check the items you included in your answer. both living things and biotic factors can be alive. unlike living things, biotic things may not be alive; they may have once lived or came from something living. i included an example of something both living and biotic, such as flowers. i included an example of something biotic, but not living, such as paper. i used compare-and-contrast vocabulary.

Hormones are chemical molecules produced by endocrine glands. one such endocrine gland is the thyroid gland, which synthesizes the thyroid hormone, which in turn affects the heart muscles. which two statements describe the probable reason for the function of the hormone? the cells in the heart have specific receptors that allow for the intake of hormones. the heart and the endocrine glands have the exact same types of cells. all cells make the same types of hormones. thyroid hormones show their effect on the heart by means of specialized cells. thyroid cells and cardiac cells have different dna.