What Is the Evidence That Fast Radio Bursts Are Extragalactic

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Multiple Choice

What is the evidence that fast radio bursts are extragalactic in origin?

• A) They occur in all directions, not just toward the disk of the Milky Way.
• B) The burst periods are too small to be nearby objects.
• C) The bursts are all redshifted.
• D) The bursts are all very faint.

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Definitions:

Allele Frequencies

The relative proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.

Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

An outdated scientific theory that proposed individuals can pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring.

Lamarck

Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste, was a French naturalist known for his early theory of evolution, proposing that organisms could pass on traits acquired in their lifetime to their offspring.