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Dramatic changes of body features associated with puberty are mainly because of secretion of
(a) oestrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary
(b) estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland
(c) testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovary
(d) testosterone from thyroid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland

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Answer: C

Solution: Puberty leads to dramatic physical and mental changes in the body of a person. It is the transition stage towards attaining sexual maturity. Sex hormones play a key role here.

In humans, testosterone is the male hormone produced by testes that promotes the development of secondary sexual characteristics. While Oestrogen produced by the ovaries in the females is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characters in females.

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