A Tendency of the Wealthy to Flaunt Their Material Possessions

question 46

Multiple Choice

A tendency of the wealthy to flaunt their material possessions as a way of displaying their social class is called _____.

• A) obnoxious consumption
• B) materialistic consumption
• C) competitive consumption
• D) extroverted consumption
• E) conspicuous consumption

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Definitions:

Xylem

Vascular tissue that transports water and mineral solutes upward through the plant body; it contains vessel elements and tracheids.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

Vascular Tissue

Transport tissue in plants, consisting of xylem and phloem.

Evolution of Plants

The evolution of plants describes the processes by which plant species have developed and diversified from ancestral forms over geological time periods.