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Archaea are prokaryotes, but not all prokaryotes are archaea.
by bigbillheck 3y ago
Archaea are prokaryotes, but not all prokaryotes are archaea.
- wolverine876 3y agoLast I knew, they were considered two separate domains? I don't doubt there is some relationship, but that isn't the definition of domain. Otherwise we'd have 1 domain.
- bigbillheck 3y agoProkaryotes = Bacteria | Archaea
- wolverine876 3y agoAgain, there are three domains afaik: Prokaryotes, archaea, eukaryotes.
- singron 3y agoI'll cut this thread short and Google it for you: > Archaea (/ɑːrˈkiːə/ (listen) ar-KEE-ə; SG: archaeon /ɑːrˈkiːən/ ar-KEE-ən) is a domain of single-celled organisms. These microorganisms lack cell nuclei and are therefore prokaryotes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea
- mattbit 3y agoThere’s actually two ways of seeing this: the three-domain system and the two-domain system. The three-domain system divides life in Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. In this system, Archaea and Bacteria can be grouped together as prokaryotes. In the two-domain system, the division is between Archaea and Bacteria. In this case, eukaryotes are seen as a subgroup of Archaea. Hope to have cleared up some of the confusion.