What kind of environment would you go to if you were looking for archaebacteria?
2007-04-23 10:21:43 · 3 answers · asked by x--CELEBRiiTY--CHiiCK--x 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Several environments are great for archaebacteria:
1. very salty lakes: Great Salt Lake
2. low oxygen locations: swamps, sewage treatment systems, insides of cows
3. hot, acidic places: hot springs, undersea volcanic vents
2007-04-23 10:33:46 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
archaebacteria are group of bacteria that live unusually harsh ( extreme environments, such as acidic hot springs, near undersea volcanic vents, and highly salty water ).
ARCHEA" means ANCIENT that they are considered ancient because they probably resemble the FIRST FORMS of LIFE on Earth that Scientist think that the harsh environments in which Archaebacteria now live are like conditions on the Earth when life first appeared and began to evolve.
Archaebacteria can be divided into 3 Groups, based on the environment in which they live
1- METHANOGENS ...live in oxygen-free environments (anaerobic conditions) and produce Methane Gas.
2- THERMOACIDOPHILES ... can live in Water that is extremely HOT (230 degrees F.) and acidic (pH less than 2).
3- EXTREME HALOPHILES ... live in extremely salty conditions. Found in the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Dead Sea
2007-04-23 18:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by nihad A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
archaebacteria is found in extreme environments like salt lake or a volcanoe
2007-04-23 18:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by Renae J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋