How does the growth rate for males compare to females during puberty?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to compare the growth rates of males and females during puberty and presents multiple choice answers to evaluate this comparison.
Answer
Boys grow 30-31 cm (17%-18% of height), girls 27.5-29 cm (17% of height); boys' growth spurts occur 2 years later.
During puberty, boys typically experience a growth spurt of about 30 to 31 cm, contributing 17% to 18% to their final height, while girls grow approximately 27.5 to 29 cm, accounting for 17% of their final height. Boys' growth spurts occur about two years later than girls'.
Answer for screen readers
During puberty, boys typically experience a growth spurt of about 30 to 31 cm, contributing 17% to 18% to their final height, while girls grow approximately 27.5 to 29 cm, accounting for 17% of their final height. Boys' growth spurts occur about two years later than girls'.
More Information
Boys experience their growth spurt later than girls, but it tends to be larger, contributing more to their final adult height.
Tips
Confusing earlier growth spurts in girls as being larger; it's actually the timing that differs significantly.
Sources
- The contribution of pubertal growth to final height - PubMed - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Growth Spurt During Puberty - Johns Hopkins Medicine - hopkinsmedicine.org
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