Which Archaea have the ability to carry out a form of the Calvin cycle, capturing sunlight with bacteriorhodopsin?
A) Extreme thermophiles
B) Extreme halophiles
C) Nanoarchaeota
D) Korarchaeota
E) Euryarchaeota

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Extreme halophiles have the ability to carry out a form of the Calvin cycle, capturing sunlight with bacteriorhodopsin. This process allows them to convert light energy into chemical energy, a capability that distinguishes them within the Archaea domain.

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