How Does the Idea of Inflation Account for the Existence

question 66

Multiple Choice

How does the idea of inflation account for the existence of the "seeds" of density from which galaxies and other large structures formed?

• A)Inflation predicts that gravity would have been very strong and thereby would have concentrated mass into seeds.
• B)Inflation tells us that the universe should have a "flat" overall geometry,and this led to the flat disks of galaxies.
• C)Inflation predicts that temperatures and densities should have become nearly equal throughout the universe.
• D)Inflation would have caused random,microscopic quantum fluctuations to grow so large in size that they became the seeds of structure.

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Definitions:

Exocrine Tissue

Tissue that secretes substances through ducts onto an epithelial surface, unlike endocrine tissue which releases directly into the bloodstream.

Hepatopancreatic Ampulla

An anatomical structure where the pancreatic duct and bile duct combine before emptying into the duodenum, involved in the digestion process.

Duodenal Ampulla

A dilation in the duodenum where the pancreatic duct and bile duct empty their contents for digestion.

Anal Canal

Terminal portion of the digestive tract.