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Children's Nonfiction Zoology

Archaea: Salt-lovers, Methane-makers, Thermophiles, and Other Archaeans

by (author) David M. Barker

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Mar 2010
Category
Zoology, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780778791775
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $26.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778753872
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $11.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778753735
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $26.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 12
  • Grade: 7

Description

Some Archaea thrive in extreme places such as in thermal pools, hot vents at the bottom of the sea, extremely salty water, and even in underground oil reserves. This book examines the diverse Archaea kingdom and the division of these organisms by their unusual biology into three main groups. It also explains why little in general is known about them, and why further classification of Archaea is so difficult.

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