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QWhich lake in Antarctica is thought to have a native bacterial community?

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  • A Lake Vostok ✔ ✖
  • B Lake Ellsworth ✔ ✖
  • C Lake Untersee ✔ ✖
  • D Lake Whillans ✔ ✖
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It is believed that Lake Vostok, a subglacial lake located beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, may harbor a native bacterial community.
The extreme conditions of the lake, including its isolation from the outside world for millions of years, have sparked scientific interest in studying the potential for life in such extreme environments.
The discovery of microbial life in Lake Vostok could have implications for the search for life on other icy worlds, such as Jupiter's moon Europa.

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