Q. Barophilic prokaryotes :
A) grow slowly in highly alkaline frozen lakes at high altitudes
B) occur in water containing high concentrations of barium hydroxide
C) grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments
D) readily grown and divides in sea water enriched in any soluble salt of barium
Explanation
[Solution from source] 'Baro' means pressure. Barophilic (piezophilic) prokaryotes thrive under the very high hydrostatic pressure of deep-sea sediments. The term has nothing to do with barium salts. Answer (3).
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