Extremophiles The term extremophiles is applied to groups of microorganisms that live and thrive in places where most living creatures could not survive. Extremophiles can be grouped into two categories; Bacteria, simple celled creatures whose cells lack a nucleus, and eukarya, whose cells are more complex. The habitats of extremophiles include a wide range of environments each containing its own unique creature specially adapted to that particular place. Each of those groups has a lot …showed first 75 words of 1032 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1032 total…survive and reproduce in. The other idea is that the creatures tolerate their environment, yet would not live there if they had the choice. They are in fact similar to humans. The ideal place for a human to live would be in constant temperate zone. Humans are spread all over the planet, some in very harsh environments. Although they do not like it, they tolerate it and adapt to survive, much like these amazing creatures.