David Darling, Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Space Flight
This Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Space Flight article describes endoliths, organisms that live inside rocks. Key vocabulary within the article is hyperlinked to similar descriptive pages describing the hyperlinked term.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Within Rock, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Astrobiology, Microbiology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8) Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, High Pressure Topics: Biosphere:Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Habitats:Within Rock, Biosphere:Microbiology, Ecology:Metabolism, Biosphere:AstrobiologyKeywords: hyperthermophile, archaea, fungi, bacteria