The is greater for low-mass stars than it is for high-mass stars. 2. The stars known as are the very largest and brightest of all the stars. 3. Most of the stars near the Sun are . 4. Stars are classified on the basis of their spectral type and 5. Cepheids are examples of . 6. are no longer generating energy through nuclear fusion. 7. Stars that are cooler than the Sun yet 100 to 1,000 times as luminous as the Sun are classified as .