It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because:

a. it is a process with few distinguishing physical events.
b. adolescents do not confide about bodily changes to parents or doctors.
c. it is completed before the adolescent is aware of what is happening.
d. it is a gradual process involving multiple distinguishing events.


Answer: d. it is a gradual process involving multiple distinguishing events.

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