The Following Photograph Shows Sulfolobus,an Archaean That Lives in Environments

The following photograph shows Sulfolobus,an archaean that lives in environments with very high temperatures. What hypothesis can explain the extreme habitats of the archaeans?

A) They came to Earth from other planets, where harsher conditions prevail.
B) They would be more widespread but are unable to successfully compete with bacteria and now occupy habitats where bacteria cannot live.
C) Archaeans evolved earlier than bacteria when Earth was much less hospitable and are now relegated to those habitats most similar to early Earth.
D) Archaeans evolved after all the more hospitable habitats were populated with protists.