Saturday, March 5, 2011

Extremophiles Animals

Extremophiles are living organisms that survive in extreme conditions.
There are 3 tyeps of Extremophiles-
thermophile- They survive at very high temperatures.
Acidophilic- They survive in acidic conditions.
Halophiles- They survive in very high concentrations of salt.




Halobacterium is a type of Halophiles that surivie in salty lakes. Owens lake in California contains a high level of Halophiles. Below is a picture of the lake.






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