Question

Utah’s Great Salt Lake has an extraordinarily large amount of salt. The water is basic, and oxygen is present. Which extremophile can thrive in this environment?(1 point)
Responses

endoliths
endoliths

halophiles
halophiles

acidophiles
acidophiles

anaerobes

Answer 1

The extremophile that can thrive in the environment of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, which is highly saline and basic, is **halophiles**. Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations.