Prokaryote Diversity Given the remarkable diversity of bacteria and archaea - an

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Prokaryote Diversity

Given the remarkable diversity of bacteria and archaea - and recognizing that there is probably even more diversity that has yet to be discovered - describe which of the prokaryotes catches your interest and why. For example, are you fascinated by the ones that are beneficial, or are the pathogens more interesting to you? Do you ponder whether Archaea might give clues to the origins of life, or are you more interested in the prokaryotes that keep our planet healthy? Are there any prokaryotes that particularly surprise (or amaze) you?

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I’m fascinated by the Extremophiles group of bacteria. These organisms have the ability to thrive in extreme environmental conditions like hydrothermal vents.

These prokaryotes live in extreme environments i.e. under high pressure and temperature which gives us clue that under these extreme range of conditions also life is possible.

Archaea group of organisms live in places that are previously considered uninhabitable for life to exist. We can improve our ability to detect extraterrestrial life by studying these organisms.

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