AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -That Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya (eukaryotes) represent three separate domains of Life, no one having evolved from within any other, has been taken as fact for three decades.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the domain system, the tree of life consists of either three domains such as Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya, or two domains consisting of Archaea and Bacteria, with Eukarya included in Archaea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three domains are the Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya. Prokaryotic organisms belong either to the domain Archaea or the domain Bacteria; organisms with eukaryotic cells belong to the domain Eukarya.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because all cells are similar in nature, it is generally thought that all cells came from a common ancestor cell termed the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). These LUCAs eventually evolved into three different cell types, each representing a domain. The three domains are the Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eukarya.

Detailed explanation-5: -All life can be classified into three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. Organisms in the domain Eukarya keep their genetic material in a nucleus and include the plants, animals, fungi, and protists.