If Future Exploration of the Moons of Jupiter and Saturn

question 30

Multiple Choice

If future exploration of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn discovered primitive life forms, it would ___________ the probability of finding an advanced civilization somewhere else in the Milky Way because ___________.

• A) increase; it shows that life can exist in environments which are very different from those found on Earth
• B) increase; it would show that life can survive travel through space after leaving the Earth
• C) not affect; primitive life forms have nothing to do with the existence of advanced civilizations
• D) decrease; it would show that primitive life forms outside the Earth cannot evolve into more complex species
• E) decrease; it would show that primitive life forms are far more common than advanced ones

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