The Milky Way and other spiral galaxies ____

a. must have formed recently, because they contain young stars
b. formed spiral arms as the result of major collisions with other galaxies
c. created their disks through the process of galactic cannibalism
d. must be very old because they contain so much gas and dust
e. cannot maintain their disk structure if they suffer a major collision


e

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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