The most significant difference between archaea and bacteria is the: lack of a nuclear envelope in archaea. absence of the 70S ribosomes in bacteria. presence of a single filament flagellum in bacteria. absence of peptidoglycans in the cell walls of archaea. presence of fatty acids in the plasma membranes of archaea.
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Bacteria and archaea are single-celled organisms and both lack membrane-bound organelles. They are both autotrophic and heterotrophic. Archaea are extremophiles, meaning they can survive in extreme conditions. The cell wall of bacteria is composed of peptidoglycan, while the cell wall of archaea is composed of pseudopeptidoglycan. Bacteria follow glycolysis or the Krebs cycle, while archaea do not. Archaea reproduce asexually by binary fission, fragmentation, or budding, while bacteria multiply by binary fission.
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The Bacteria and Archaea include microscopic prokaryotes that lack membrane-bound nuclei. What criteria have lead to the classification of these two groups as separate domains?
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