What Is the Best Explanation for Why the Age of Menarche

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Multiple Choice

What is the best explanation for why the age of menarche has decreased over the past century from around 15 to around 13 years of age?

• A)Advances in technology correspond to an earlier age of being able to carry an infant to term.
• B)Evolutionary changes are linked to taller and more physically strong women that develop earlier.
• C)The change is probably due primarily to better nutrition and health care.
• D)The decrease reflects the revolving cycle where women are having children younger and,in turn,the age of reproduction of their children is younger,and so on.

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