Video Transcript
Which of the following changes
occurs in males only during puberty? (A) The voice deepens or
breaks. (B) Pubic hair begins to grow. (C) Periods start. Or (D) breasts develop.
This question asks us to identify
changes that occur only in males 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 (C) and (D), the
development of breasts and periods starting, are changes that occur only in
females. So we can eliminate these
options.
Answer choice (B), pubic hair
begins to grow, is true for both males and females. So we can eliminate this option
too.
This leaves us with the correct
answer choice. The change which occurs only in
males during puberty is given in answer choice (A): the voice deepens or breaks.
