You boil water that has been extracted from a swamp and find there are archaea that are still alive. these archaea are most likely

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Ari Mathis

14 June, 20:57

You boil water that has been extracted from a swamp and find there are archaea that are still alive. these archaea are most likely

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The archaea seen from the water even when boiled is most likely thermophiles. If an organism is thermophile, then it means that the organism can withstand relatively high temperatures-meaning that the archaea have survived the boiling water because of its characteristic of being a thermophile.