Which one of the following is FALSE?
a) Irregular galaxies, although small, often have lots of star formation taking place in them.
b) Barred spiral galaxies have similar properties to normal spirals, except for the "bar" feature.
c) Galaxy collisions destroy most of the stars in the galaxies involved.
d) Most galaxies appear to be receding from the Milky Way Galaxy.
e) Most elliptical galaxies contain only old stars.
Ans: c) Galaxy collisions destroy most of the stars in the galaxies involved.
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