Kingdom Archaebacteria v Motto Lifes Extremists v Description

Kingdom: Archaebacteria v. Motto: Lifes Extremists v. Description of Kingdom: Archaebacteria are the oldest organisms living on the earth. They are prokaryocytes and unicellular. Although they look like bacteria, they are very different. None of the archaebacteria are pathogenic.

Kingdom: Archaebacteria live in very harsh conditions such as in the bottom of volcanic vents or at the bottom of the sea. They can also survive extremely hot temperatures.

Kingdom: Archaebacteria v Methods of Reproduction: Archae bacteria are asexual organisms. They can reproduce by: 1. Fragmentation: Organism splits into fragments and each fragment becomes a new organism 2. Budding: organisms form from outgrowths of parent organism 3. Binary Fission: organisms splits in two

Kingdom: Archaebacteria v. Major Groups and Descriptions: There are three main groups of Archaebacteria: 1. Methanogens 2. Halophiles 3. Extreme Thermophiles

Kingdom: Archaebacteria Methanogens live in environments where there is no oxygen, such as swamps, marshes and the intestines of humans and animals. These archaebacteria are responsible for producing methane gas. They are also responsible for the bubbles you see in swamps.

Kingdom: Archaebacteria Halophiles thrive in extremely hot environments and environments that are extremely salty. They make their home in water and soil, as long as there is a very high amount of salt.

Kingdom: Archaebacteria Thermophiles thrive in extremely acidic, hot and moist regions, such as those in and near sulfur hot springs. If they are in temperatures below 131 degrees F (55 degrees C), they die.

Kingdom: Archaebacteria v 2 Important Facts: 1. Archaebacteria emerged at least 3. 5 billion years ago and live in environments that resemble conditions existing when the earth was young. 2. Ancient methanogens are the source of natural gas

Kingdom: Archaebacteria v Examples of Organisms Found in this kingdom 1. Organism name: Methanosarcinaceae Major Group: Methanogens

Kingdom: Archaebacteria 2. Organism name: Halogeometricum borinquense Major Group: Halophiles

Checklist for Archaebacteria • Prokaryotic • Cell wall • Cell Membrane • Some are producers • Some are consumers • Single celled Note: you would place a column for these items in the

Kingdom Archaebacteria • Coat of Arms Your coat of arms would need to display characteristics of Archaebacteria. Suggestions: Pictures of harsh environments like swamps, volcanic vents, the dead sea, or pictures like a single cell or something to represent methane gas.