When an EC2 instance that is backed by an S3-based AMI is terminated, what happens to the data on me root volume?

When an EC2 instance that is backed by an S3-based AMI is terminated, what happens to the data on me root volume?
A . Data is automatically saved as an E8S volume.
B . Data is automatically saved as an ESS snapshot.
C . Data is automatically deleted.
D . Data is unavailable until the instance is restarted.

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Answer: C

Explanation:

We recommend that you use AMIs backed by Amazon EBS, because they launch faster and use persistent storage. http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/RootDeviceStorage.html#choose-an-ami­by-root-device