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General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: Dartz on August 13, 2012, 12:31:48 PM
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Sorry if these posts are too frequent, but I'm trying to be as scientifically accurate as possible in my writing. Google helps some, but I can't seem to find some of what I need. My strong suit is Astronomy, and some Physics, but I haven't studied much on Biology to do much.
The basic question is: Can Extremophiles, particularly temperature-based, form complex organisms? Is there anything that would prevent them from doing so?
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extremophiles are pretty much all simple and single celled because it's easier to adapt. there are some complex ones though, i think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_tube_worm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_tube_worm)
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Pompeii worms'/Alvinella pompejana have parts of their bodies which are persistently 353K, and only single-celled bacteria are known to survive in higher temperatures. They can become 10 cm long.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1208_041208_pompeii_worms.html (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1208_041208_pompeii_worms.html)
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Well, is the planet that you are using, a hot planet or something? Because honestly, extremophiles are extreme for Terran life, so, who knows what would evolve on a world that is significantly hotter than ours (but is still able to support complex life).