Today in Most Industrialized Nations, as a Consequence of Falling

question 65

Multiple Choice

Today in most industrialized nations, as a consequence of falling birth and death rates, the absolute number of older people has increased substantially. This is an example of ________ change.

• A)sociocultural
• B)economic
• C)political
• D)demographic

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Definitions:

Wax

Water-repellent substance that is a complex, varying mixture of lipids with long fatty acid tails bonded to long-chain alcohols.

Vascular Tissue

Specialized tissue in plants that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body.

Monocots

A major group of flowering plants (angiosperms) characterized by having one seed leaf (cotyledon), such as grasses, lilies, and palms.

Cotyledon

Seed leaf of a flowering plant embryo.