Question

Archaea frequently inhabit the guts of animals that consume foods rich in cellulose. These prokaryotes assist in the digestion of cellulose and release "marsh gas" as a waste product. Archaea in the same group live in anaerobic muck in wetlands. These archaea would be considered _____.

a.)methanogens
b.)extreme halophiles
c.)sulfur bacteria
d.)extreme thermophiles

Answer 1

Methanogens

Step-by-step explanation

Archaea is one of the three major domains of living organisms. It contains single celled organisms that lack membrane bound organelles hence they are prokaryotes.

Methanogens are archaea that frequently inhibit the guts of animals that consume foods rich in cellulose such as cows.They breakdown the cellulose releasing marsh gas as a waste product.

They also live in anaerobic muck in wetlands.