Which Is NOT a Characteristic of a "Primitive" State of Microbial

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a characteristic of a "primitive" state of microbial evolution?

• A) aerobic metabolism
• B) small genome
• C) branching near the root of the evolutionary tree of life
• D) hyperthermophilic

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