CAPF AC 2022 PYQ with Answer — The organisms that prefer high salt concentration habitats refer to as

2022 · Q33

The organisms that prefer high salt concentration habitats refer to as

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Aalkaliphiles
Bcalcifuges
Chalophiles
Dnitrophiles

Explanation

Organisms that thrive in high salt concentration habitats are called halophiles (from Greek halos = salt, philos = loving) — e.g., certain archaea in salt pans and the Dead Sea. Alkaliphiles (option A) prefer alkaline (high pH) environments, calcifuges (option B) are plants intolerant of calcium-rich soils, and nitrophiles (option D) prefer nitrogen-rich habitats. Hence option C.