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The Six Kingdoms of Life

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Archaebacteria Kingdom<br />

• Archaebacteria live in extreme environments<br />

• 3.5 billion years old<br />

• Types:<br />

– Methanogens –<br />

• Live in Anaerobic<br />

• Make Methane<br />

• Found in – sewage treatment plants, digestive<br />

tract <strong>of</strong> ruminant, bogs<br />

– Halophiles –<br />

• Live in high salt concentration<br />

– <strong>The</strong>rmophiles –<br />

• Heat Loving<br />

• Chemosynthetic<br />

• Found in - hot springs, hydrothermal vents

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