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  1. Archaebacteria - Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · Archaebacteria General characteristics Groups of Archaebacteria Resources Life on Earth can be divided into three large collections, or domains. These are the Eubacteria (or “ true ” …

  2. Archaea - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · Archaea A domain (or subkingdom) of prokaryotic organisms containing the archaebacteria, including the methanogens, which produce methane; the thermoacidophilic bacteria, …

  3. Bacterial Kingdoms - Encyclopedia.com

    Bacterial kingdoms Bacterial kingdoms are part of the classification scheme that fits bacteria into appropriate groupings based on certain criteria. The kingdom is the broadest classification category. …

  4. Kingdoms of Life - Encyclopedia.com

    One kingdom, Monera, contains all the prokaryotes , and the other kingdoms contain different groups of eukaryotes. However, work done in the 1980s by Carl R. Woese of the University of Illinois on the …

  5. Bacteria - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · Prokaryotes belong to the kingdom Monera. Some scientists have proposed splitting this designation into the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria . Eubacteria, or true bacteria, consist …

  6. Eubacteria - Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · Eubacteria Bacteria are microscopic organisms that comprise the domain Eubacteria. A domain is the highest grouping of organisms, superseding the level of kingdom in the classical …

  7. Monerans - Encyclopedia.com

    Archaebacteria. Archaebacteria are unique, since some species live in such harsh places as boiling mud, hot springs, and extremely salty water, while others live in the intestinal tracts of some …

  8. Evolutionary Origin of Bacteria and Viruses - Encyclopedia.com

    Such " extremophiles " are part of the division of life known as the Archae, specifically the archaebacteria. Whether bacteria originated in the sea or on land remains a mystery. The available …

  9. Methanobacteriaceae | Encyclopedia.com

    Methanobacteriaceae A family of archaebacteria which have a specialized type of energy-yielding metabolism, in which methane is an end-product. The organisms can grow only in the absence of air. …

  10. Theories of the Origin and Early Evolution of Life

    Theories of the Origin and Early Evolution of Life Overview After the theory of spontaneous generation was discredited, only religious explanations were offered to explain the origin of life. Alexander …