Question

Describe the characteristics and major differences between eukaryotes, eubacteria, archaea, and viruses.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Bacteria Archaea Eukaryotes

Cell type Prokaryotic Prokaryotic Eukaryotic

Cell wall Made of peptidoglycan Does not contain peptidoglycan In plants and fungi, composed of polysaccharides

Sensitivity to antibiotics Yes No No

First amino acid during protein synthesis Formylmethionine Methionine Methionine

DNA Mostly circular chromosome and plasmids Circular chromosome and plasmids Linear chromosome, rarely plasmids

Histones No Yes Yes

Organelles No No Yes

Ribosomes 70S 70S 80S