They have their own evolution and domains. Their morphology is unique. They reproduce asexually. They have organelles, but not as many as eukaryotes. They have their own way of getting energy. In many different environments you will find these organisms.
These were the first organisms to evolve on earth. They are been around over 3.5 billion years!!! It is believed by some that prokaryotes comes from protocells. Other feels they are the children of eukaryotes. A few thick the 3 domains came being @ the same time.
There are 2 types of prokaryotes. They are archaea and bacteria.
There are 3 genres of archaea: crenarchaeota, euryarchaeota, and korarchaeota. Crenarchaeota live in extreme temperatures. They live in cheese, volcanos, yogurt, glaciers, etc. Euryarchaeota eat salt and produce methane. Some of them live in are gut!!! Korarchaeota live near hydrothermatic vents in the oceans.
Archaea and bacteria have the same shape and size, mostly. There shapes are "spheres, rods, spirals or plates." There is one species of archaea that have a square shape. They have organelles, but not as many as eukarya. They both have cell walls, plasma membranes, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, and ribosomes. They use pili and and flagella to get around.
Most prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission. Binary fission is when a cell creates a clone of itself. If you want to learn about sexual reproduction read the eukarya post.
Some prokaryotes produce their own food with sunlight or chemicals. Some of them eat carbon, nitrogen, or sulfur. Some are aerobic, while others are anaerobic. Some switch between the 2.
Prokaryotes are amazing!!!! They are our ancestors and the oldest life forms on earth. They come in 2 domains and have an amazing morphology. They reproduce asexually and eat different kinds of food. Some of them produce their own food as well!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prokaryote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea
https://www.sciencetopia.net/biology/archaea-and-types
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/bacteria-archaea/prokaryote-metabolism-ecology/a/prokaryote-metabolism-nutrition
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