Archaea: Salt-Lovers, Methane-Makers, Thermophiles, and Other Archaeans

by David M. Barker

Book Overview

Some Archaea thrive in extreme places around the planet such as in thermal pools, hot vents at the bottom of the sea, extremely salty water, and even in underground oil reserves. Others are found in the intestines of animals and in plankton, tiny organisms that form a feeding reserve for larger marine life. Once grouped with bacteria, the DNA of this fascinating group is sufficiently different that scientists have proposed that they should have a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778753875
• ISBN13: 9780778753872
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 3.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9