Jammu and Kashmir Board Solutions for Chapter: Reaching the Age of Adolescence, Exercise 1: Exercises
Jammu and Kashmir Board Science Solutions for Exercise - Jammu and Kashmir Board Solutions for Chapter: Reaching the Age of Adolescence, Exercise 1: Exercises
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Questions from Jammu and Kashmir Board Solutions for Chapter: Reaching the Age of Adolescence, Exercise 1: Exercises with Hints & Solutions
What is the term used for secretions of endocrine glands responsible for changes taking place in the body?

Reproductive age in women starts when their

The right meal for adolescents consists of

Write a note on Adam’s apple.

Write a note on secondary sexual characters.

Write a note on sex determination in an unborn baby.

Word game: Use the clues to work out the words.
Across
3. Protruding voice box in boys
4. Glands without ducts
7. Endocrine gland attached to brain
8. Secretion of endocrine glands
9. Pancreatic hormone
10. Female hormone
Down
1. Male hormone
2. Secretes thyroxine
3. Another term for teenage
5. Hormone reaches here through bloodstream
6. Voice box
7. Term for changes at adolescence

The table below shows the data on the likely heights of boys and girls as they grow in age. A graph is also given. What conclusions can be drawn from the given graph?
Age(years) | Height (cm) | |
---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | |
0 | 53 | 53 |
4 | 96 | 92 |
8 | 114 | 110 |
12 | 129 | 133 |
16 | 150 | 150 |
20 | 173 | 165 |

