Measurements taken at a lake in Kenya have a pH level of 10.5, temperature of 305 K and salinity of 32%. Which two groups of extremophiles might be found in this lake? What adaptions might be required to survive in this lake

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Measurements taken at a lake in Kenya have a pH level of 10.5, temperature of 305 K and salinity of 32%. Which two groups of extremophiles might be found in this lake? What adaptions might be required to survive in this lake? 

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