Biological Classification Question 26

26. Organisms called methanogens are most abundant in a :

(a) sulphur rock

(b) cattle yard

(c) polluted stream

(d) hot spring

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Methanogens are archaebacteria, abundant in cattle yard and paddy fields. Methanogens produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in hypoxic conditions. They are prokaryotic and belong to the domain of archaea.