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Which of the following is not a correct statement regarding steroids?(a) Used medicinally in correcting hormonal imbalance(b) Complex crystallisable lipids(c) Constituents of the cell membrane(d) Deficiency causes scurvyThe question was asked in final exam.The above asked question is from Microbes in Industrial Products-4 in chapter Microbes in Human Welfare of Biology – Class 12

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The CORRECT choice is (d) Deficiency CAUSES scurvy

Best explanation: Steroids are complex crystallisable lipids. They are CONSTITUENTS of cell membranes, hormones and some important biochemical like cholesterol, progesterone, oestrogen, testosterone, etc. They are also used medicinally for CORRECTING hormonal IMBALANCE.’



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