A Recent Book by a Reputable Biologist Suggests There Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

A recent book by a reputable biologist suggests there is a deep,hot,acidic biosphere under the Earth's crust that may have more biomass than all life at the Earth's surface.What type of organisms would most likely be found in this deep biosphere?

• A)primitive animals
• B)primitive heat-loving plants
• C)fungi living on the detritus from above
• D)thermoacidophilic archaea
• E)viruses

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