NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Acidophiles include certain types of eukaryotes, bacteria and archaea that are found in a variety of acidic environments, including sulfuric pools and geysers, areas polluted by acid mine drainage, and even our own stomachs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thermophiles. The thermophiles live in extremely hot environments. For example, they can grow in hot springs, geysers, and near volcanoes. Unlike other organisms, they can thrive in temperatures near 100°C, the boiling point of water!

Detailed explanation-3: -Archaea are famous for their love of living in extreme environments. If it’s super hot (more than 100° Celsius), freezing, acidic, alkaline, salty, deep in the ocean, even bombarded by gamma or UV radiation, there’s probably life there, and that life is probably archaeal species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of acidophiles include Thiobacillus acidophilus (a type of bacteria), Vorticella (a type of eukaryote), and Crenarchaeota (a type of archaea). Scientists have identified several areas, natural and manmade, that are acidic enough for acidophiles to thrive in.