Question

Puberty is defined as _________. the production of hormones in the reproductive glands stimulated by the pituitary gland the stage of identity versus role confusion the physical changes that occur in the body as sexual development reaches its peak the time when a child becomes a teenager the time when an adolescent forms permanent relationships

Answer 1

Answer: the physical changes that occur in the body as sexual development reaches its peak

Explanation:

Puberty refers to the transition of a child into an adult. It is characterized by several physical changes induced mainly by hormones. These changes include:

- deep voice in males; high pitch voice in females

- growth of pubic hairs in males and females

- presence of thicker skin in males; delicate and lighter skin in females

- emergence of breast in females, broad chest in males etc