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Archaebacteria differ from eubacteria in:

  • Option 1)

    Cell membrane

  • Option 2)

    Mode of nutrition 

  • Option 3)

    Cell shape 

  • Option 4)

    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

  • Methanogens
  • Halophiles
  • Thermoacidophiles

 

  and,

 

 

Eubacteria -

Cosmopolitan in distribution

Rigid cell wall is present.

- wherein

They are of two type.

  • Bacteria
  • Cyano Bacteria    

 

 

In archaebacteria, cell membrane is ether linked while in eubacteria, it is ester linked.  

 


Option 1)

Cell membrane

This option is correct.

Option 2)

Mode of nutrition 

This option is incorrect.

Option 3)

Cell shape 

This option is incorrect.

Option 4)

Mode of reproduction 

This option is incorrect.

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