Scientific Name: Thermus aquaticus
Name of Domain: Bacteria
Prokaryote or Eukaryote: Prokaryote
Unicellular or Multicellular: Unicellular
Asexual or Sexual: Both
Autotroph or Heterotroph: Autotroph
Fun Facts
1:At the time of the discovery, it was believed that life could not be sustained at the temperatures that the springs got up to. Thermus aquaticus changed people’s views on the possibilities of life.
2: Thermus aquaticus is one of several thermophilic bacteria that belong to the Deinococcus-Thermus group.
3 (extra): They can survive at extremely high temperatures.
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