Identify the incorrect statement with respect to physical changes that occur in boys during puberty.

Increase in height

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Develop Adam's apple

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Widening of waists

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Deeper voices

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Solution

The correct option is C Widening of waists
The physical changes that occur in boys during puberty are:

Increase in height due to bone elongation.

Develop broader shoulder and arms due to muscle growth.

The larynx gets bigger and the vocal chords grow longer, thus developing Adam's apple. This leads to a deeper voice in boys.

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