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Extremophiles- Life on the edge

Extremophiles- Life on the edge. Extraterrestrial life- Does it exist?. Images from NASA, http:// pds.jpl.nasa.gov /planets/. What is an extremophile?. Microbes that live where nothing else can. Extremozymes - enzymes that work under extremes. What is an enzyme?.

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Extremophiles- Life on the edge

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  1. Extremophiles- Life on the edge

  2. Extraterrestrial life-Does it exist? Images from NASA, http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

  3. What is an extremophile? Microbes that live where nothing else can Extremozymes- enzymes that work under extremes

  4. What is an enzyme? Large biological molecule responsible chemical reactions that sustain life

  5. Enzymes at extremes • Temperature • pH • Salt concentration Extreme temperatures cause proteins to denature, which is why fevers can be dangerous.

  6. Extremophile“Extreme” “loving” Thermophiles- high temperatures Psychrophiles- low temperatures

  7. Chemical Extremes Acidophile Alkaliphile Halophile Dead Sea Mono Lake- soda lake

  8. More Extremophiles… Endolith- Lives inside rocks or pores of minerals Anaerobe- Lives without the presence of oxygen Giardia

  9. Life at the Extreme! Create a Presentation for Tourists (5 minute) Include: • Location • Challenges of living there • Extremophile- scientific name and relevant information • How it survives- adaptations • Interesting Facts • If we were to go into space, where might we find it?

  10. Life at the Extreme! 1.  Carlsbad Caverns National Park:  Lechuguilla Cave2.  Yellowstone National Park:  Hot Springs3.  Great Salt Lake State Park4.  Cruise Ship over Hydrothermal Vents5.  Kamchatka 6.  Indonesia:  KawahIjen Lake

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