Consider Again the Civilization Described in the Previous Question

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Multiple Choice

Consider again the civilization described in the previous question.(They live on a planet orbiting 10 AU from a close binary star system that consists of a 15 MSᵤn red giant star and a 10 MSᵤn black hole surrounded by an accretion disk. ) Through a bizarre (and scientifically unexplainable) fluctuation in the space-time continuum,a copy of a book from that civilization arrives on your desk;it is entitled Iguoonos: How We Evolved.In the first chapter,you learn that these beings evolved from organisms that lived 5 billion years ago.Which of the following statements should you expect to find as you continue to read this book?

• A)As a result of traumatic experiences to their evolutionary ancestors,they dislike television.
• B)Their immediate ancestors were chimpanzees.
• C)They believe that the presence of two stars in their system was critical to their evolution.
• D)They evolved from primitive wormlike creatures that had 13 legs,4 eyes,and bald heads,thus explaining why such critters are now considered a spectacular delicacy.
• E)They evolved on a different planet in a different star system,and moved to their current location.

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