Is there a life form on Earth that needs methane instead of water?

Question

You have assumed I am confused about something. I meant methane in Liquid form... Not gas...

How awkward you must feel.

Answer 1

Your question doesn't really make sense, because here on earth, methane is always going to be a gas in nature. Or according to theory, possibly trapped in sediments within the ocean floor. So here on earth no. However, there is a group of bacteria known as Methanotrophs that use methane as a source of energy. Methanotrophs are bacteria that are able to grow using methane as their only source of carbon and energy. They require both single-carbon compounds and oxygen to survive, combining the two to form formaldehyde, which is then incorporated into organic compounds. They also characteristically have a system of internal membranes within which methane oxidation occurs. Methanotrophs occur mostly in soils, and are especially common near environments where methane is produced. Their habitats range from oceans, mud, marshes, underground environments, soils, rice paddies etc. They are of special interest to researchers studying global warming.

Answer 2

It appears that my speculation was incorrect. Good job to those who found the methanotrophic bacteria.

One comment though about the difference between methane liquid and methane gas

Methane gas is the same thing as liquid methane: they are both methane. W

What's methane? A particular combination of atoms that form a specific molecule.

Then what's the difference between the two? Nothing.
Then why are there names for the one and the other?
Because it depends upon the nature of the conditions that you store it at. If you make methane super cold, it will become solid. If you make it really cold, it will become a liquid. If you put it at room temperature OR AT ALL TEMPERATURES AT WHICH LIFE EXISTS then it becomes a gas.

Answer 3

Well, I don't know of any life forms that can make do without ANY water at all, but there are some forms of life that consume methane. Thiobacillus denitrificans is one of several methane-consuming bacteria. See also reference 1.

Answer 4

Yeah!
There are methanotrophic bacteria that oxidize methane for energy production using Oxygen. No water there.

Answer 5

on an identical time as that's genuine that life could desire to be in accordance with something different than the carbon/oxygen/water foundation we've for all times right here on earth, this is the only form of life we've any information of, so perhaps this is somewhat greater convenient to apply those standards all of us understand and understand, a minimum of partly. The researchers do not characteristic the opportunity of life fullyyt to water and oxygen, yet as I suggested above, this is the life equipment we ultimate understand (or the only one we understand). on an identical time as there are transformations that is obtainable, this is conjecture. there have been numbers of technological know-how fiction thoughts with different life bases, yet all of us understand our own. observing Alien video clips and examining sci-fi is nice leisure, and could be a foundation for some conjecture, yet that's approximately it. I agree that if hydrogen and oxygen are present day in an atmosphere, there could desire to be water. back, nevertheless, water vapor, or ice do not rapidly help life as we are conscious of it -- our life types want liquid water. understanding hydrogen and oxygen are present day could desire to intend water, yet section state is significant too. because of the fact the landers have taken Mars' temperature, we've a lot much less desire there, and Venus is lots too warm, thus far as we are able to surmise.

Answer 6

liquid methane... there's nowhere near that cold on earth