Extremophiles

Planetary Habitability

A Planet’s ability to develop and sustain life.

Water, Energy, and Carbon based material

What three things do organisms on Earth need?

Extremophile

Organisms that live in extreme locations.

Psychrophiles

Extreme cold.

Thermophiles

Extreme Heat.

Alkaliphiles

High pH- Basic Environments.

Acidophiles

Low pH- Acidic Environments

Barophiles

Extreme Pressure.

Anaerobes

A type of Extremophile that thrives in areas with little to no oxygen. Found inside the human body, soil environments, and deep sea sediments.

Xerophiles

Extreme dryness- little to no water.

Halophiles

High salt environments.

Radio Resistant Microbes

Extreme Radiation.

Endoliths

Within rocks.

Oligotrophs

Low to no nutrients.

Polyextremophiles

Organisms that can live within multiple extreme environments