What is a psychrophile?

Which extremophiles survives at -12c?

Lowest enzyme temperatures

What climates does a psychrotolerant MO?

What are snow algae?

Protein adaptations to cold

Membrane adaptations to cold

What do cells produce to prevent ice crystals?

What optimum temperature do thermophiles grow at?

Hyperthermophile charas

Which extremophile is the most thermotolerant?

Species gradient

Thing learned from studying species gradients

Do photoT or non-photoT org tolerate heat better?

Heat stable protein adaptations

DNA protections for hyperthermophiles (2)

Membrane adaptations in thermophiles

membrane adaptions in HYPERthermophiles

Describe the characteristics of acidophiles

Why is an optima of 1 rare?

What cellular component is crucial for acidophiles?

Describe the characteristics of alkaliphiles

Bacteria in saltlakes

"physiological drought"

What's the name for salt loving and salt tolerant bacteria?

How do halophiles adapt to salty conditions?

What sort of solutes?

What is characteristic of a compatible solute?

Name some examples of compatible solutes (5)