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Store asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 1 decade ago

From which of the following places would you be least likely to isolate archaea?

A. the rumen of a cow

B. a hot spring

C. freshly fertilized soil

D. an evaporating salt pond

E. a compost pile

10 Points for the correct answer and a bit of an explanation! Thank you much!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    C. freshly fertilized soil

    Some common aerchaeans include methanogens (A, E), extreme thermophiles (B) and extreme halophiles (E). While archaea will be present in freshly fertilized soil, they will be least represented, proportionally.

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