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Please answer this question. What are the main differences between bacteria and archaea?

Pick two of the bacteria below and tell me if they share any similarities and also what their differences are.
Staphylococcus
Bacteroids
Lactobacillus
Azotobacter
Helicobacter
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Answer:

For the difference of the two: Bacteria contain peptidoglycan in the cell wall; archaea do not. The cell membrane in bacteria is a lipid bilayer; in archaea, it can be a lipid bilayer or a monolayer. Bacteria contain fatty acids on the cell membrane, whereas archaea contain phytanyl.

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