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Because some archaea are heterotrophs while others are autotrophs.

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Why are archaea in a separate domain from bacteria?

Archaea are placed in a separate domain from bacteria due to significant genetic and biochemical differences. Archaea have unique cell membrane structures, distinct RNA polymerases, and different metabolic pathways compared to bacteria. These differences have led scientists to classify archaea in a separate domain called Archaea.


Which domain contains 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.


domain containing 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.


Is bacteriophage in the domain archaea?

No, bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, not archaea. Archaea are a separate domain of single-celled microorganisms that are distinct from both bacteria and viruses.


Which domain(s) include(s) only prokaryotes?

Bacteria and Archaea


What are the six kingdoms which domain so they belong?

The six kingdoms are Animalia (Domain Eukarya), Plantae (Domain Eukarya), Fungi (Domain Eukarya), Protista (Domain Eukarya), Archaea (Domain Archaea), and Bacteria (Domain Bacteria).


What is archaea's domain?

All life belongs to one of 3 domains: archaea, eukaryota, or bacteria. The archaea resemble true bacteria in shape but live in extreme conditions such as excessively hot, salty or acid. They differ genetically by possessing introns while true bacteria do not.


Which is not a kingdom in the eukarya domain?

Bacteria archaea


Why are archaea in a different domain from bacteria?

They are thought to have separate paths of evolutionary development. They developed along different evolutionary paths. They had independent evolutionary development.


Which domain includes prokaryotes?

Bacteria and Archaea


Archaea have a similar chemical makeup to bacteria?

like bacteria members of the domain archaea are unicellular prokaryotes


Do both domain bacteria and domain archaea have a nucleus?

Both archea and bacteria are prokaryotic, meaning they have no nucleus.