Characteristics of Archaea
History & Facts
How They Function
100

How many common forms of archaea are there?


3

100

What type of environment was Archaea first discovered?

Extreme

100

How often does reproduction in Archaea happen?

20 minutes

200

Are Archaea autotrophs or heterotrophs?

Autotrophs

200

Who discovered Archaea?

Carl Woese

200

What type of reaction does Archaea obtain energy through?

Redox reaction

300

What does Archaea produce?

Methane

300

Why did scientists debate if Archaea should become a new domain?

Their genetic makeup being so different from bacteria

300

What is the most common type of production for Archaea?

Binary Fission

400

What does Archaea use in order to move?

Flagella

500

How big does an archaea cell get to be? 

4 micrometers