Archaea Are

question 19

Multiple Choice

Archaea are

• A) primarily ancient organisms that have not evolved very much in the last billion years.
• B) phylogenetically diverse, but functionally restricted to extremophiles and chemolithotrophs.
• C) a group of diverse microorganisms that inhabit almost every environment on Earth, including the colon of humans and other mammals.
• D) functionally diverse, but restricted to thermophilic or hyperthermophilic environments.

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