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The closest star to our own, approximately 4.2 light-years awayor 25 trillion miles, is the red-dwarf, Proxima Centauri. Thislow-mass star is about 12% the mass of our Sun, however, a planethas been observed rotating around this red-dwarf star calledProxima c. This exoplanet is approximately 1.3 times the size ofearth and appears to have a rocky terrain. Because of itsrotation,Proxima c would have approximately 22 Earth days betweensunrises and the surface temperature would beapproximately -40C.Evidence of both atmospheric and liquid water on the surface hasbeen observed. Because of the closeness of this planet to theProxima Centauri, the planet is flooded with 400x more radiationthan Earth and a solar wind pressure 2000x that experienced onEarth. Due to these factors, the inhabitants of this planet wouldmost likely live underground and would only venture above groundfor resources. They would be bipedal humanoids, resembling humansin their anatomy and physiology. However, considering thedifferences between Proxima c and Earth, there will be adaptationsthat would ensure their survival on Proxima c driven by the processof natural selection.

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Using this information, you should describe and justify oneadaptation to the nervous system that this organism wouldhave toinhabit Proxima c.  This analysis should include thefollowing:  

• Description of the physiology of the human nervous system(refer to your textbook).

• An explanation of how the environment of Proxima cmay affectthe functioning of the human nervous system and special senses.

• Propose an adaptation to the human nervous system the Proximac humanoid would have to compensate for the environment.

o The adaptation can be based on changes in a human organ tomake it work more efficiently on Proxima c or can be an organ thatis not found in the human nervous system.

• The proposal should include justification as to why thatparticular adaption would benefit the humanoid more than any otheradaptation to the nervous system.

o Justifications should be based on known scientific principlesand research.

• Describe how this change or new organ would enable thehumanoid to function better on this planet than on Earth.

• Use reliable sources and identify the relevant

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