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It can be either. An extremophile is an organism that is able to grow, and thrive, in extreme environments.
Anchea
they survive in extreme conditions
An extremophile is an organism that thrives in an environment generally not condusive to mammalian life. A desert is not conducive to mammalian life, due to the hot days and cold night. A camel is an extremophile
extremophile archibacteria
a psychrophile is a extremophile that can survive at temps of about 20 to -10 degrees C
I think that they eat just like any bacteria, but they eat on the phile that they get their name from.
they adapt so that the dont die
Probably a plethora of minerals, as well as some extremophile bacteria that can survive in the sub-zero temperatures.
Halophile
An extremophile is any microbe that thrives in extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, or concentrations of hostile chemicals. Many extremophiles belong to the kingdom Archaea, also known as Archaebacteria, and most known Archaebacteria are extremophiles. There are also extremophiles to be found outside the kingdom Archaea; for example there are bacteria and eukaryotic prokaryotes that are extremophiles, as well as species of worm, crustacean, and krill.
Extremophile, (extrem(e) + phile) = extreme + living or liking. So extremophiles live in conditions well away from the norm. They are more specifically halophiles.There are algae that live inside rocks in the Antarctic! And more commonly, there are the cyanobacteria, a.k.a. blue-green algae that live in boiling springs. Hope that helps.