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The three domains of life are
bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
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Prokaryotes can be described as
no membrane bound organelles, like nucleuses
circular DNA
Cell division by binary fission
no cytoskeleton or microtubules
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Prokaryotes are about 4 billion years old.
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Prokaryotes can be found in all habitats on earth.
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Prokaryotes can do lateral gene transfer between individuals of
other species, their own, and even betweeen diferent domains
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What kind of cell shapes are there?
Cocci - circular, blocks, chains
Bacilli - bar shaped, chains
Helical - Spirical or spinning, single/chains
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