Domain Archaea~Kingdom Archaea
Type of Cell: Prokaryotic
Number of cells: Unicellular
Nutrition: Autotrophic
Cell Walls present?: Yes; made of glycoproteins and polysaccharides
Approximation of when it evolved on Earth: 3.5 Billion years ago (first cell on Earth)
Number of cells: Unicellular
Nutrition: Autotrophic
Cell Walls present?: Yes; made of glycoproteins and polysaccharides
Approximation of when it evolved on Earth: 3.5 Billion years ago (first cell on Earth)
Kingdom Archaea Cladogram
Example: Pyrolobus
Adaptations:
Adaptations:
- can grow and survive at temperatures between 90-113 degrees Celsius
- It grows a substrate of hydrogen which allows it to survive off non-organic material, such as nitrogen.