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surprisingly, a group of tiny organisms thrives in such places.

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Q: Why are members of this domain called archaea which comes form the Greek word that means ancient?
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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.


Archaea have a similar chemical makeup to bacteria?

like bacteria members of the domain archaea are unicellular prokaryotes


Where are bacterial members of the domain Archaea found?

found in extreme enviorments


What kingdom and domain is euryarchaetoa in?

Euryarchaeota is a kingdom of Archaea. Its domain is Archaea.


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.


Why are members of this domain called archea which comes from the greek word that means ancient?

Deep in the pacific ocean, hot gases and molten rock spew from a vent in the ocean floor. It is hard to imagine that anything could live in these harsh conditions but a group of tiny organisms thrives in these places they are the members of Archaea whose name comes from the Greek word ancient


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.