A microoganism has been described to you as living in hot acidic habitats in the waste piles of coal mines that regularly sustain a pH of 1 and a temperature of nearly 60^$\circ$C.Which type of organism do you immediately assume it is?

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The organism is thriving in a hot, acidic environment with extreme conditions. These characteristics are typical of extremophilic Archaea, which are known to inhabit such environments.

A Microoganism Has Been Described to You as Living in Hot