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State the age at which adolescence usually begins and the age up to which it lasts.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Adolescence**: Adolescence is a significant developmental stage characterized by various changes, including physical, emotional, and behavioral transformations. 2. **Starting Age of Adolescence**: The adolescence period usually begins around the age of 11 years. This is when individuals start to experience the onset of puberty and related changes. 3. **Ending Age of Adolescence**: Adolescence typically lasts until the age of 18 to 19 years. This marks the transition into adulthood, where individuals have reached sexual maturity and have completed most of their physical growth. ...
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LAKHMIR SINGH & MANJIT KAUR-REACHING THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE-EXERCISE
  1. What is the special name of the period of life between childhood and a...

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  2. Name the another term for 'adolescents'.

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  3. State the age at which adolescence usually begins and the age up to wh...

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  4. Which is the most conspicuous change (clearly visible change) in boys ...

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  5. How does the height of boys and girl change during puberty ?

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  6. Name one factor on which the hight of a person depends.

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  7. A nine year old boys is 120 cm tall. If the present height of the boy ...

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  8. How do shoulders and chest change in boys during puberty ?

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  9. How do hips of girls change during puberty ?

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  10. What is the other name of 'voice box' ?

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  11. Which of the two have a smaller voice box : grown up boys or grown up ...

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  12. What is the common name of the bulge (or projection) at the front of t...

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  13. What substance is secreted by sebacious glands ?

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  14. Name the time period in one's life when the brain has the greatest cap...

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  15. Name two glands present in the skin whose increased activity causes pi...

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  16. What name is given to those sexual characteristics in humans : Which...

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  17. What name is given to those sexual characteristics in humans : which...

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  18. Which of the following acts as endocrine gland as well as an exocrine ...

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  19. What is the other name of ductless glands ?

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  20. What is the term used for secretions of endocrine glands responsible f...

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