Archaea Kingdom

Characteristics:

  • Prokaryotic
  • Unicellular
  • Cell wall has proteins
  • Live in extreme environments (extremophiles)
  • Non-pathogenic
HalophilesThermophilesAcidophiles
Live in highly salty environmentsLive in extreme heat environmentsLive in highly acidic envrionemts

Differences between archaea and Bacteria:

  • Archea do not have peptidoglycan
  • Cell membrane structure difefrent
  • Methods of protien synthesis differ
  • RNA molecules are different