Archaebacteria;
-developed about 3.5 billion years ago and like to live in enviroments like early
earth
-are prokaryotic
-live in extreme enviroments such as deep sea vents, hot springs or salty places
-are all chemoautotrophic
-are anerobic
-are unicellular
There are three types:
-thermophiles, live in the hot springs or in deep sea vents
-halophiles, live in salty enviroments like the Dead Sea or in salt lakes
-methanogens, live in swamps, are anerobic and produce methane
