11.Organisms and Populations
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Most living organisms cannot survive at temperature above $45\,^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ . How are some microbes able to live in habitats with temperatures exceeding $100\,^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ?$

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Archaebacteria (Thermophiles) are ancient forms of bacteria found in hot water springs and deep sea hydrothermal vents. They are able to survive in high temperatures (which far exceed $100\,^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ ) because their bodies have adapted to such environmental conditions. These organisms contain specialized thermo-resistant enzymes, which carry out metabolic functions that do not get destroyed at such high temperatures.

Standard 12
Biology

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