Another thermophile, thermus aquaticus, was isolated from a hot spring in yellowstone national park. it is the source of the enzyme taq polymerase, which is used in the molecular technique called polymerase chain reaction (pcr). pcr is used to amplify sequences of dna. what extremophile characteristic of this enzyme makes it an essential component in a pcr reaction?

Match the following terms and definitions. 1. species that are adapted to live in equilibrium at carrying capacity population density 2. population growth that reaches equilibrium and carrying capacity population 3. death rate mortality 4. birth rate k-selected 5. a group of interacting individuals of the same species within the same geographic area natality 6. the number of organisms living in a particular area logistic growth