Reaching The Age of Adolescence Test - 1

Immortality is not a characteristic feature of the living organisms.

Puberty refers to a set of changes that children go through as they develop a sexually mature adult body. While these changes are primarily physical in nature, profound mental, emotional and social changes also occur as youth adapt to their maturing bodies.

During puberty, a teenage boy will grow taller and heavier, and hormones will lead to sexual maturity. Deep voice is also the observed change in the voice of boys at adolescence.

At puberty, the voice box or larynx begins to grow. Sometimes, the muscles of the voice box overgrow and the voice becomes hoarse.

During puberty, young people get acne and pimples due to the increased secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands.

During adolescence, we can see the following changes in females:

(A) Change in body shape
(B) Enlargement of ovaries
(C) Attainment of emotional maturity
(D) Growth of pubic hair

Production of gametes in boys and girls is a primary sexual character.

Hormones control the changes during adolescence. These hormones are like chemical messages that cause the testicles or the ovaries to release other hormones.

Metamorphosis is the phenomenon by which the larva of a silk moth changes into an adult. The silk moth passes through the larvae and pupa stages during its development after hatching from the eggs and forms an adult silk moth.

Adolescents should be careful about what they eat because it is the growing age; so proper diet is essential for proper growth.

Infants should be given mother's milk only. They get all the nutrition from it during the first six months.

Chips and packed snacks should be avoided because they do not have adequate nutritional values.

To have good reproductive health, an adolescent should have a nutritional and balanced diet, maintain personal hygiene and do physical exercise.

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition.

Adrenaline is commonly known as the fight or flight hormone. It is produced by the adrenal glands after receiving a message from the brain that a stressful situation is there.