Q3 / 199 · NEET 2008 (Mains) · Botany

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

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

Solution

Archea have primitive forms with histones, no organized nucleus, membrane bound organelles absent and proteinous and noncellulosic carbohydrate nature of cell wall.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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