You and your team of researchers excavate a cluster of endospores from a core of Arctic ice.What conclusion can you draw from this find?
A) These firmicutes must have been extremophiles.
B) These firmicutes were attacked by a bacteriophage prior to freezing.
C) These firmicutes reproduced just before they were frozen.
D) These firmicutes must have experienced a period of nutrient starvation prior to freezing.
E) The genetic makeup of these endospores is likely similar to that of present-day firmicutes.
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