During adolescence, the body of boys and girls undergoes certain changes. Given below are a few of those changes.

(a) Broad shoulders


(b) Wider chests


(c) The wider region below the waist


(d) Development of muscles


(e) Development of mammary glands


(f) The growth of facial hair


(g) Acne and pimples on the face


(h) Development of sex organs


(i) High-pitched voice


(j) The growth of pubic hair.


Categorize these changes into those that occur in boys and those that occur in girls and fill in the table given below.


Body Changes during adolescence



These are called secondary sexual characters that develop during puberty and helps us to differentiate boys from girls.


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