Multiple Choice
The NASA rover Opportunity identified ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars that formed in the presence of very salty water. Which group of Bacteria or Archaea includes strains MOST likely to give physiological clues to how life might survive under such extreme environmental conditions?
A) Proteobacteria
B) Cyanobacteria
C) Haloarchaea
D) Methanogenic Archaea
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