Why are prokaryotic organisms usually more adaptive than eukaryotic organisms
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Prokaryotes (bacteria) typically have very short life cycles, so they divide more frequently.
They reproduce asexually . They are haploid .
Bacteria have less developed error correcting mechanisms than Eukaryotes.
However, there are a few types of "bacteria sex" . Bacteria can pick up and utilize DNA from the environment.
Some bacteria can also form spores which are highly resistant to adverse environments, then can come back to life when the conditions improve.
Bacteria have higher rate of mutations as compared to eukaryotes which increases chances of survival hence bacteria are more adaptive .
Some Eukaryotes reproduce sexually, some asexually, but they usually have more mechanisms to promote gene stability. This would tend to make the species more stable, but less adaptive.
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