What Evidence Supports the Idea That Archaea Are More Closely

question 37

Multiple Choice

What evidence supports the idea that archaea are more closely related to eukaryotesthan to bacteria?

• A) Archaea and eukaryotes initiate transcription in the same fashion.
• B) Archaea and eukaryotes both have cell walls with peptidoglycan.
• C) Archaea and eukaryotes share some ribosomal proteins and have similar types of tRNA.
• D) Archaea and eukaryotes initiate transcription in the same fashion, share some ribosomal proteins, and have similar types of tRNA.
• E) None of the choices supporta close relationship between eukaryotes and archaea.

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