DOMAINS OF LIFE

 

Domain is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of classification. [73]

 

The 3 Domains of life are:

 

1. Eubacteria:

Bacteria

Example: Cyanobacteria

Heterotrophic [73]

 

2. Archaea:

These are halophiles, thermophiles, methanogens [73]

 

3. Eukaryotes:

Those include chromists, plants, animals, fungi, alveolates, rhodophytes, flagellates, basal protists... YOU AND ME! [73]

 

All living things are classified under one of the 3 Domains of life depending on the characteristics they share.