Question

Mars rovers have collected enough data to give us a good picture of what the red planet is like. It has CO₂, liquid water, strong sun light, and various minerals in the soil. If human decides to bring some earthlings to colonize the planet, what type of pioneer bacterium (one candidate) should scientists send there to spread life? Describe its qualities using the terms we have learned this week

Answer 1

Archaebacteria is used to have pioneer organism on mars because of high sunlight,these bacteria have feature to tolerate even 93°C temperature.(thermophiles)

They are also to tolerate high salt concentration (halophile) and also to work in the absence of oxygen.

All are anaerobic in this group of bacteria.