One Reason for the Average Difference in Height Between Adult

question 20

Multiple Choice

One reason for the average difference in height between adult men and women is that

• A)boys are older and hence taller when they enter the growth spurt.
• B)androgens promote greater height than estrogen.
• C)girls are shorter than same-age boys during childhood.
• D)the Y chromosome in males programs greater height.

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Definitions:

Glucose

A basic form of sugar that serves as a crucial source of energy in living beings and is a constituent of numerous carbohydrates.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, necessary for health and vital processes in the body.

Energy

The capacity to do work or cause physical change; exists in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, and others.

Glutamic Acid

An amino acid that functions as a building block for proteins and acts as an important neurotransmitter in the brain.