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Why would archaea that grow in extreme environments be more intensively studied than those that do not?
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- What are some challenges to working with archaea in the laboratory, given their habitats in locations like salt ponds, acid mine drainage sites, and deep sea hydrothermal ventsarrow_forwardWhy do microbiologists believe that the Archaea were the type of microbes from which all other life descended?arrow_forwardWhat types of environments are inhabited by archaea? Why are methanogens important?arrow_forward
- What are the hindering factors in attaining valuable information about archaea and as well as future uses to it?arrow_forwardWhy is there a debate as to whether archaea is classified as prokaryotic or eukaryoticarrow_forwardWhat leads microbiologists to believe the archaea are more closelyrelated to eukaryotes than to bacteria?arrow_forward
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