NEET Biology question

In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life, bacteria, archaea and eukarya, which of the following statement is true about archaea?

(A)Archaea resemble eukarya in all respects
(B)Archaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotesCorrect
(C)Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
(D)Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes

Answer: (B)

Solution

Archaea share some features with both eubacteria and eukaryotes, but they also possess certain unique ("noble") features absent in both other groups, such as a distinct cell membrane lipid chemistry (ether-linked lipids)

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