NEET 2008
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biological Classification
NEET 2008 · Botany · Biological Classification
In the light of recent classification of living organisms into...
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?
Options
- AArchaea completely differ from prokaryotes
- BArchaea resemble eukarya in all respects
- CArchaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes
- DArchaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Correct answer
C. Archaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Step-by-step solution
Archea have primitive forms with histones, no organized nucleus, membrane bound organelles absent and proteinous and noncellulosic carbohydrate nature of cell wall.