The answer is - apes.
According to the evolutionary theory the hominids originate from the apes. The first transitional species appeared in the Eastern African plateaus that created the needed evolutionary pressure for certain species to start using their legs more and to become bipedal, and also to develop their mobility of their thumb that had a new role in the newly created environment. The transitional species (from what is known so far) is the Australopithecus, which later on gave rise to all other hominid species like Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and at the end Homo sapiens...
The answer is: b. Deterring criminal behavior
In order to deter criminal behavior, government need to prepare a certain level of precautions in order to discourage the act of criminal behavior in a certain area.
This could be done through several methods, such as create a proper management in the department of justice, impose harsh punishments from criminal behavior in order to make people scared of doing it, or improving the economy to eliminate the needs to steals/rob in the first place.
The term discrimination is defined in the text as: <span>4) prejudiced action against a group of people.
This prejudice cause a specific group of people to receive a worse treatment compared to another group of people based on something that they inherit, such as race, gender, religion, or ethnicity.</span>
Thermal energy/ or heat usually moves in one direction only. From hot toward cold. So this statement is false because energy flows from warm to cold.
