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^°C.Which type of organism do you immediately assume it is?

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Archaea are known to thrive in extreme environments where other organisms cannot survive. Some adaptations that allow archaea to survive in such extreme conditions include unique cell membrane compositions, enzymes with high thermostability, and ability to use unconventional sources of energy such as sulfur, methane, and ammonia.

A Microoganism Has Been Described to You as Living in Hot