Video Transcript
Which of the following changes
occurs in females only during puberty? (A) Facial hair grows visibly. (B) Periods begin. (C) The voice deepens or
breaks. Or (D) pubic hair begins to
grow.
This question asks us to identify
changes that occur only in females during puberty. Puberty describes all the physical
changes that occur during adolescence, which is the period of time during which a
child develops into an adult.
To answer this question correctly,
let’s review some of the changes that happen in both males and females during
puberty. Some common changes that occur in
females include breasts developing, the hips grow wider, and periods start. In males, the voice deepens or
breaks. Sperm production begins. Males often also start to grow
facial hair. Some changes occur in both males
and females, for example, the growth of pubic hair and armpit hair.
We now have enough information to
answer our question. Answer options (A) and (C), facial
hair grows visibly and the voice deepens or breaks, are changes that occur only in
males. So we can eliminate these
options.
Answer choice (D), pubic hair
begins to grow, is true in both males and females. So we can eliminate this option
too.
This leaves us with the correct
answer choice. The correct answer is given in
option (B). The change which occurs in females
only during puberty is periods begin.
