Which of the following conditions would be favoured by thermoacidophiles?
595 Which of the following conditions would be favoured by thermoacidophiles?
Biology
Biological Classification
NEET
Moderate
2026
Question
Options
A) Hot and alkaline
B) Snow and acidic
C) Hot and sulphur spring
D) Gut of cows
Show Correct Answer
c
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Hot sulphur spring. Archaebacteria is a primitive group of bacteria. The three main groups of archaebacteria are methanogens, halophiles and thermoacidophiles. Methanogens are found in the musk of swamps and marshes, the rumen of cattle, sewage, sludges and gut of termites. Halophiles are named so because they usually occur in salt rich substrata like salt pans, salt beds and salt marshes. Thermo