Naming
Archaebacteria are also commonly referred to as
Archaea
Archaebacteria originated this many years ago
3.5 billion years ago
An organism that lives in extreme environments
Extremophile
One phyla mentioned in the slideshow was
Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota, Korarchaeta, Thaumarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota
Archaea make up what percent of prokaryotes in the ocean
20%
The word archaebacteria means
Ancient Bacteria
Archaebacteria were discovered in this decade
1970s
Archaea need very little what to survive
Water, oxygen, sunlight
Which phyla of archaea live closely to other archaea
Nanoarchaeota
Archaea that live in salty environments are known as what
Halophiles
This archaebacteria lives in extremely acidic environments
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Archaebacteria were originally believed to be a type of organism in this kingdom
Eubacteria
Archaea are primarily what shape?
Spherical, rod or spiral
Which phyla is important for the nitrogen cycle
Thaumarchaeota
Archaea that live in hot environments are known as what
Thermophiles
The enzymes of this archaebacteria are used to amplify DNA in industrial processes
Pyrococcus furiosus
These two men discovered archaebacteria
Carl Woese and George Fox
Most archaea have a cell ____
Wall
Which phyla is still not well understood
Korarchaeota
What asexual process do archaea use to reproduce
Binary fission