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Answer: d) It would only survive in areas farther away from the vents at lower temperatures.
Explanation: Staphylothermus marinus is an anaerobic hetereotrophs that thrives in extremely hot environments with temperatures ranging from 85°c - 92°c when the nutrient concentration low and 98°c at a when the nutrient concentration is high thereby making them hyperthermophiles.
Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of the environment that can often have a major influence on living organisms. Abiotic factors include water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature.
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