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What is the primary difference between the photosynthesis systems of Bacteria and Archaea?

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What is the primary difference between the photosynthesis systems of Bacteria and Archaea?

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Bacterial photosynthesis is carried out with a chlorophyll-based system. The only Archaea that carry out photosynthesis do it with a non-chlorophyll-based system. They use a different type of light-harvesting called “bacteriorhodopsin”.