The answer is put down
Put down is one of peer pressure techniques that intended to make someone feels bad through insults or badmouthing
for example :
- you're such a cry baby
- You're the least cool person I've ever known
Etc
The defendant is the person or organization with which an action is being brought against. For example: a man rear-ends a woman in a car accident. The woman can file a lawsuit to recover (get) money from the man for her medical injuries and damage to her car. The woman is the plaintiff suing the man who is the defendant.
About 59% according to the article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
That is a true statement because most natural reseources are nonrenewable.
D. They get a running start on the water to take flight.
Explanation - Diving ducks are those ducks that goes deep inside water and feed on the organisms present there. They have several adaptations such as highly tolerant to less oxygen content or asyphyxia, their body is structured in a way that the middle part is wider than the ends.
They also have large feet attached to short legs. Their wings are also compact. Diving ducks get a running start on the water to take flight.
