The most significant difference between the Archaea and the Bacteria is:

a. lack of a nuclear envelope in the Archaea.
b. the absence of the 70S ribosomes in the Bacteria.
c. the presence of a single filament flagellum in the Bacteria.
d. the absence of peptidoglycans in the cell walls of the Archaea.
e. the presence of fatty acids in the plasma membranes of the Archaea.


D

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