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1. While studying environmental samples collected from the ground cover of the A

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Question

1. While studying environmental samples collected from the ground cover of the Amazon rainforest, you isolate a new microorganism. You note that it is single-celled, lacks a nucleus, and is found only in areas of the rainforest that remain humid year-round. Based on this information, how would you best describe this organism?

The organism is -------------------- from the domain-------------- since it ------------------organelles and live in an -----------------environment

(Word Bank: Eukarya, Eukaryote, Archaea, Lacks, Ordinary, Bacteria, Contains, Extreme, Prokaryotes)

Explanation / Answer

The organism is bacteria from the domain archaea since it lacks organelles and live in extreme environment.