Prokaryotes like archaebacteria and eubacteria are Earth's most abundant life forms. They are capable of living in many environments and obtaining energy from different sources. Bacteria are mostly single-celled organisms that lack nuclei and organelles, have circular chromosomes, and reproduce asexually or through conjugation. Viruses are not considered living as they require a host cell to reproduce, but they do evolve and regulate gene expression like other organisms. They enter host cells and use the cell's machinery to produce more viruses through a lytic or lysogenic infection cycle.