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Human Growth: Adolescence

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The stage in life when humans go through the transforming process of changing from children to adults is.....

a)

Puberty

b)

Adolescence

c)

Asynchrony

d)

Painful

2.

A period of development marked by growth spurts and sexual maturation is...

a)

Pituitary Stage

b)

Puberty

c)

Awkwardness

d)

Crzytown

3.

The ___________ is a small organ at the base of he brain that releases hormones that regulate growth and reproduction.

a)

Amygdala

b)

Pituitary Gland

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Conscience

4.

The disproportionate growth of limbs, feet & hands in adolescence is called....

a)

Gigantism

b)

Spurt Disease

c)

Asynchrony

d)

Weird

5.

Rapid changes in both height & weight during puberty are called......

a)

Hormones

b)

Hysteria

c)

Asynchrony

d)

Growth Spurts

6.

The typical cause for acne is........

a)

Hormonal changes that cause excess oil production.

b)

Eating too many greasy foods.

c)

Eating Chocolate.

d)

Not listening to you mother.

7.

Chemicals that travel through the body and cause change or development within the body are.....

a)

dangerous

b)

disgusting

c)

platelets

d)

hormones

8.

Males typically do not experience a growth spurt until around age.....

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

18

9.

Females often reach their full adult height before age.....

a)

13

b)

15

c)

17

d)

18

10.

A typical physical development for females during early adolescence is....

a)

considerable weight increase

b)

considerable sarcasm increase

c)

a very regular menstrual cycle

d)

reaching full adult height

11.

A typical physical development for males during early adolescence is....

a)

weight gain

b)

voice change

c)

sudden height increase

d)

growth of facial hair

12.

The rapid changes of adolescence may cause teens to ask themselves...

a)

Why are my parents nuts?

b)

Am I normal?

c)

Who IS my favorite president?

d)

why are old people so boring?

13.

The way people see their own body is.....

a)

in a mirror

b)

selfies

c)

body image

d)

body dismorphia

14.

Adolescents need more _______ to promote growth than people in other stages of life.

a)

Fats

b)

Protiens

c)

Fruits

d)

vegetables

15.

Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia, & Binge-eating disorder are all...

a)

bad

b)

fun

c)

eating disorders common in adolescence.

d)

goals

16.

____________________ is the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation caused by a fear of becoming overweight.

a)

Anorexia Nervosa

b)

Bulimia

c)

Binge-Eating Disorder

d)

Dieting

17.

__________________ is an eating disorder that involves a pattern of binging & purging.

a)

Anorexia Nervosa

b)

Bulimia Nervosa

c)

Binge-Eating Disorder

d)

Dieting

18.

Consuming LARGE amounts of food is called.....

a)

Binging

b)

Purging

c)

Normal

d)

Awesome

19.

___________ is a method of expelling food from the system by vomiting, or using laxatives.

a)

Binging

b)

Purging

c)

Dieting

d)

Healthy elimination

20.

Eating disorders are more common among males than females.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

"Fad" diets or popular diets should be used for wieght loss in adolescence.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Females with this eating disorder typically stop menstruating due to body fat deficiencies.

a)

Anorexia Nervosa

b)

Bulimia Nervosa

c)

Binge Eating Disorder

23.

Adolescents think creatively about open-ended questions like, "What would happen if...."

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Adolescents fall into which of Piaget's stages of development?

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

25.

The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for ....

a)

emotional reactions

b)

regulating emotions

26.

Metaphors are .......

a)

Forms of speech that connect 2 seemingly unlike objects are...

b)

Expressions that have cultural meaning.

c)

partial "phors"

d)

uncommon

27.

Melatonin is...

a)

What causes pigmentation of the skin.

b)

The sleep hormone

c)

Only released at night.

d)

A myth.

28.

Melatonin is released by..

a)

the police

b)

the heart

c)

the pineal gland

d)

the liver

29.

To increase melatonin levels ________________________________is best.

a)

Falling asleep in a dark room

b)

Keeping a regular sleep schedule

c)

Resolving conflicts before bed

d)

Having an early bedtime

30.

Melatonin levels are lower during the day because....

a)

bright lights interrupt melatonin levels.

b)

the body can tell the difference between day and night.

c)

the pineal gland only works at night.

d)

it's daytime. DUH!