Extreme thermophiles that live near thermal vents must have all of the following adaptations except

A) plasma membrane lipids that are highly branched and saturated.
B) plasma membrane lipids that are highly unsaturated.
C) they must also be barophiles.
D) specialized chaperone proteins.
E) proteins that resist thermal denaturing.


Answer: B

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