Haloarchaea Can Regulate Their Buoyancy Through the Production Of

Question

Haloarchaea can regulate their buoyancy through the production of
A) contractile vacuoles.
B) pigments.
C) salt.
D) gas vesicles.
E) carbon dioxide.

Accepted Answer

Haloarchaea can regulate their buoyancy through the production of gas vesicles. These gas vesicles are composed of proteins and lipids and allow for the organism to adjust its depth in water by regulating the amount of gas inside the vesicles.