Females developing wider hips and males developing facial hair are examples of
A) primary sexual characteristics.
B) secondary sexual characteristics.
C) tertiary sexual characteristics.
D) peripheral sexual characteristics.

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Secondary sexual characteristics are physical features that develop during puberty but are not directly related to reproductive organs. Examples include wider hips in females and facial hair in males. Primary sexual characteristics, on the other hand, refer to the reproductive organs themselves (e.g. ovaries, testes), while tertiary sexual characteristics encompass features that are not directly related to reproduction but may be associated with attractiveness or mate selection (e.g. body size or coloration). Peripheral sexual characteristics is not a commonly used term in this context.

Females Developing Wider Hips and Males Developing Facial Hair Are