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Which of the following correctly summarizes why bacteria and archaea are not in the same kingdom?

AOnly archaea have cell membranes made from straight chains of peptidoglycan.
BOnly bacteria are both prokaryotic and single-celled organisms.
CArchaea are believed to be the ancestor of bacteria and therefore cannot be in the same kingdom as bacteria.
DTheir cell walls are created from different substances and bBacteria has an RNA polymerase that archaea lacks.

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syed514

The best choice I think would be 
D) Their cell walls are created from different substances and bBacteria has an RNA polymerase that archaea lacks.

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Answer:

The correct option among all the options is option "D

Explanation:

Cell walls are created from different substances, bacterial cell wall contains peptidoglycan and archaea lacks it in its cell wall.

Archaea lacks RNA polymerase while bacteria have an RNA polymerase. that correctly summarizes why bacteria and archaea are not in the same kingdom.

Thus, the correct option among all the options is option "D".

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