无论是在火山这样炎热的地方，还是像地球两极那样的严寒之地，生命都可以找到生存的机会。在这些极端环境中生长的生物体被称为嗜极生物（extremophiles）。它们的身体演化出了一些独特的适应能力，可以在这些极端的环境下生存。

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