Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in:
Cell membrane
Mode of nutrition
Cell shape
Mode of reproduction
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Archaebacteria -
Live in harsh habitats.
Cell walls lack muramic acid and peptidoglycan.
Branched lipids having Phytanyl side groups decreases membrane fluidity.
- wherein
They are of three major type
and,
Eubacteria -
Cosmopolitan in distribution
Rigid cell wall is present.
- wherein
They are of two type.
In archaebacteria, cell membrane is ether linked while in eubacteria, it is ester linked.
Option 1)
Cell membrane
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Mode of nutrition
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Option 3)
Cell shape
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Option 4)
Mode of reproduction
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