Which of the following processes involves the endocrine system and digestive system working together? A. Oxygen is carried to blood cells as food is digested in the stomach.
B. Hormones stimulate the pancreas to release enzymes needed to break down food.
C. The brain sends signals to the muscles to chew food.
D. When the hand touches hot food, it is quickly moved away

Hormones stimulate the pancreas to release enzymes needed to break down food

step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.