For years, biologists called most prokaryotes “bacteria.” Which statement best explains why a biologists now divide prokaryotes into two distinct categories?

Genetically, archaea are in some ways more similar to eukaryotes than to bacteria.

Explanation:

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.