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B- Unit 2 Lesson 16
Chemosynthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acidophile | an organism that grows best at acidic (low) pH values |
| alkaliphile | an organism that grows best a high pH values |
| anaerobe | an organism that can grow without oxygen present |
| chemosynthesis | a process that uses chemical energy instead of light energy by converting carbon or methane into organic matter using inorganic molecules such as hydrogen sulfide or methane as an energy source |
| endolith | an organism that lives inside rock or in the pores between mineral grains |
| extremophile | an organism that lives in extreme conditions such as minimal sunlight and high or low temperatures |
| halophile | an organism requiring high amounts of salt for growth |
| methanogen | an organism that produces methane from the reaction of hydrogen and carbon dioxide |