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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Extremophile''' β "An Organism" "That Thrives" in "Physically" or "Chemically" "Extreme" "Conditions" that "Are Detrimental" to "Most Life." * '''Thermophile''' β "An Extremophile" "Living" at "High Temperatures" (45β80Β°C). "Hyperthermophile": above "80Β°C" (e.g. ''Pyrolobus fumarii'': "Lives" at **"113Β°C."**) * '''Psychrophile''' β "An Extremophile" "Adapted" to "Cold Temperatures" (β20 to +10Β°C): "Found" in "Antarctic Ice," "Deep Sea," and "Permafrost." * '''Acidophile''' β "Lives" in "Extremely Acidic" "Environments" (pH < 3): "Acid Mine Drainage," "Volcanic Lakes." * '''Halophile''' β "Thrives" in "High Salinity" environments: **"Dead Sea"** (10Γ Ocean Salinity) "Contains" "Diverse" "Halophile" "Communities." * '''Radiotrophic Fungi''' β "Fungi" "Discovered" at "Chernobyl" (1991) that "Use Radiation" for **"Energy"** (Radiosynthesis) β "The Anti-Counterpart" of "Photosynthesis." * '''Tardigrade''' β (Water Bear). "A Microscopic Animal" "Capable" of "Surviving" **"Vacuum of Space," "-272Β°C," "+150Β°C," "600Γ Lethal Human Radiation Dose"** by "Entering Cryptobiosis." * '''Cryptobiosis''' β "A State" of "Suspended Animation" "In Which" "Metabolic Processes" "Halt Almost Completely" β "Allowing" "Survival" of "Extreme Conditions." * '''Black Smokers''' β "Hydrothermal Vents" on "The Ocean Floor" "Emitting" "Water" at "350Β°C+" "Rich" in "Sulfides": "Home" to "Complex Ecosystems" "Powered" by "Chemosynthesis." * '''LUCA''' β (Last Universal Common Ancestor). "The Ancestor" of "All Life" on "Earth": "Likely" "A Thermophile" living near "Hydrothermal Vents." </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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