MCQ
Organisms living in salty areas are called as.
  • A
    Methanogens.
  • B
    Halophiles.
  • C
    Heliophytes.
  • D
    Thermoacidophiles.

Answer

  1. Halophiles.

Explanation:

Halophiles are a type of archaebacteria which occur in salt rich substrata (2.5-5.0 M) like salt pans, salt beds and salt marshes e.g., Halobacterium, Halococcus. Methanogens occur in marshy areas, thermoacidophiles grow in regions with very high temperature and heliophytes are the plants which grow well in presence of sunlight, (sun loving plants).

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