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Archaea were first classified as a separate group of prokaryotes in 1977 by Carl Woese and George E. Fox in phylogenetic trees based on the sequences of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. These two groups were originally named the Archaebacteria and Eubacteria and treated as kingdoms or subkingdoms, which Woese and Fox termed Urkingdoms. Woese argued that this group of prokaryotes is a fundamentally different sort of life. To emphasize this difference, these two domains were later renamed Archaea and Bacteria. The word archaea comes from the Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα, meaning "ancient things".
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What are characteristics of the domain Archaea and miscellaneous information about this domain?
No cell Nucleus Domain Archaea characteristics is that its a unicellular prokaryote.
What is characteristics of domain Archaea?
Domain Archaea characteristics is that its a unicellular prokaryote.
Why are members of this domain called archaea?
Archaea. Means " old ones " or " ancient ones " and this is because these type of bacteria were first in the bacterial linage.
Prokaryotes that can cause diseases are in the domain?
bacteria
Which domain is composed of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan?
Archaea x-18
How are organisms in the domain eukarya different from thoses in the domain archaea?
Eukaryotes have a nucleus, Archaea do not.
How are the organism in the domain eukarya different from those in domain archaea?
Eukaryotes have a nucleus, Archaea do not.
How are organisms in the domain archaea different from thoses in the domain eukarya?
Eukaryotes have a nucleus, Archaea do not.
What are characteristics of the domain Archaea and miscellaneous information about this domain?
No cell Nucleus Domain Archaea characteristics is that its a unicellular prokaryote.
Which domain is directly related to the oldest organism on earth?
The domain Archaea covers the organisms considered to be the oldest on earth.They are commonly called archaebacteria but they are quite different from bacteria and are now more properly called archaea.
What is characteristics of domain Archaea?
Domain Archaea characteristics is that its a unicellular prokaryote.
To what domain does bacteria belong?
The eubacteria (true bacteria) is an older classification, now just called bacteria, which is the domain itself. The other domain of prokaryotes is now called archaea.
Why are members of this domain called archaea?
Archaea. Means " old ones " or " ancient ones " and this is because these type of bacteria were first in the bacterial linage.
What are 3 organisms in the archaea domain?
Three organisms that belong to the domain Archaea are:Haloquadratum walsbyiSulfolobus solfataricusHalostagnicola larsenii
What is the domain of prokaryotes?
Unicellular prokaryotic organisms are actually broken up into the Bacteria and Archaea domains. The Bacteria domain has several shapes, and the Archaea domain generally resembles the bacteria domain.
Which domain consists of prokaryotic organisms that thrive in earth's harshest environments?
The answer is Archaea trust me i have been looking it up
What are bacteria that produce methane called?
Methanogens which are archaebacteria found in the domain Archaea produce Methane! :]
