EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

VIRUS AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Found in/around hot springs (such as in Yellowstone National Park).
A
Animalia
B
Archaea
C
Bacteria
D
Fungi
E
Protists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Whenever you see a hot, muddy, acidic spring, you are probably seeing the results of a thriving community of archaeal cells called Sulfolobus. This is the archaea most often isolated and most well known by scientists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cyanobacteria are found in some of the colorful mats and streamers of Yellowstone’s hot springs. Thermophiles, or heat-loving microscopic organisms, are nourished by the extreme habitat at hydrothermal features in Yellowstone National Park.

Detailed explanation-3: -Archaea that live in extremely hot environments are called thermophiles.

Detailed explanation-4: -In these underground hot springs, some of the most ancient single-celled bacteria and archaea live the life of extremophiles (organisms that live under extreme environmental conditions such as hot springs or ice caps).

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