Basophilic prokaryotes
Options
(a) grow slowly in highly alkaline frozen lakes at high altitudes
(b) occur in water containing high concentration of barium hydroxide
(c) grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments
(d) readily grow and divide in sea water enriched in any soluble salt of barium
Correct Answer:
grow and multiply in very deep marine sediments
Explanation:
Basophilic prokaryotes love high atmospheric pressure hence occur in very deep marine sediment, where they grow and multiply.