Which of the Following Statements Comes Closest to the Correct

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

• A) Males with certain body types commit the most serious crimes.
• B) Lombroso proved a century ago that biological factors are the major cause of crime.
• C) Biological factors may have a real but small effect in causing some people to commit crimes.
• D) Genetics research has succeeded in explaining most criminality.

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Definitions:

Hemoglobin

A protein found in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and returning carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for aerobic respiration in living organisms and supporting combustion.

Heme

An iron-containing component essential for oxygen transport in the blood, found in hemoglobin and myoglobin.

Red Blood Cells

Blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body and bringing carbon dioxide back from those tissues to the lungs.