An active galactic nucleus

A. is a supermassive supergiant star that resides at the center of larger galaxies.
B. is a place of intense star formation.
C. is a giant dust cloud at the center of a galaxy.
D. arises from the gigantic black hole at the center of a galaxy.


Answer: D

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