Which of the following statements about puberty changes is accurate?

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Which of the following statements about puberty changes is accurate?

Puberty involves hormonal shifts that trigger sex-specific physical changes. In females, estrogen drives breast tissue development, and later on, the onset of menarche marks reproductive maturity. The other statements don’t fit typical puberty patterns: hip widening is a change associated with females, not males; testicular growth is a male change, not female; and hair growth is a common puberty feature for both sexes, so saying there’s no hair growth isn’t accurate. So the statement describing breast development and menarche in females is the accurate one.

Puberty involves hormonal shifts that trigger sex-specific physical changes. In females, estrogen drives breast tissue development, and later on, the onset of menarche marks reproductive maturity. The other statements don’t fit typical puberty patterns: hip widening is a change associated with females, not males; testicular growth is a male change, not female; and hair growth is a common puberty feature for both sexes, so saying there’s no hair growth isn’t accurate. So the statement describing breast development and menarche in females is the accurate one.

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