Combined Science GCSE
Extremophiles
What Extremophiles means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Extremophiles
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Reference: AQA
Organisms adapted to survive in extreme environments such as high temperature, high pressure or high salt concentration.
Topics that use Extremophiles
- Adaptations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Behavioural adaptation
- Deep sea vent bacteria
- Structural adaptation
- Chemosynthesis
- Functional adaptation
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