Which Occurrence Is NOT Likely to Be Due to Environmental

question 172

Multiple Choice

Which occurrence is NOT likely to be due to environmental factors?

• A) Females generally reach puberty before their male peers.
• B) In contemporary industrialized nations, adults are several inches taller than their same-sex great-grandparents were.
• C) North American girls today tend to begin menstruating a few years earlier than did their ancestors.
• D) None of the occurrences is due to environmental factors.

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