Multiple Choice
What mechanism is believed to produce flocculent spiral galaxies?
A) satellite galaxies plunging through the disk of the nuclear spiral galaxy
B) self-propagating star formation, where star formation occurs in bursts
C) shock waves from explosive star formation in the nuclear bulge
D) density waves in the interstellar medium
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