Halobacterium salinarum and certain other extreme halophiles carry out light-driven synthesis of ATP under what condition?
A) low oxygen concentrations
B) low light
C) high oxygen concentrations
D) high carbon dioxide concentrations

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Halobacterium salinarum and other extreme halophiles can perform light-driven synthesis of ATP particularly well under low oxygen concentrations because they utilize bacteriorhodopsin, a protein that captures light energy, which then drives proton pumping and ATP synthesis in an anaerobic or microaerophilic environment.

Halobacterium Salinarum and Certain Other Extreme Halophiles Carry Out Light-Driven