EUBACTERIA ARCHAEBACTERIA
PROTISTA
IFUNGI
PLANTAE
ANIMALIA
I. Live in extreme environments.
II. Contain unique rRNA.
III. Cells are prokaryotic.
IV. Cell walls contain no peptidoglycan.
V. Do not respond to traditional antibiotics.
Recent work in classification of life on Earth has shown that what were once called prokaryotes are much more diverse
than ever suspected. The prokaryotae are now divided into two domains, the Eubacteria and the Archaebacteria, and
are as different from each other as either is from the Eukaryota. What is the basis for this change in classification?
Read the prompt and select all that apply.