The mevalonate (MVA) pathway is distributed in all 3 domains of everyday living; archaea, germs and eukaryotes. The MVA pathway is universally distributed in archaea and non-photosynthetic eukaryotes, when the pathway is sparse in microbes. In photosynthetic eukaryotes, some species have the MVA pathway, while some contain the MEP pathway https://andreseidum.blogadvize.com/40025398/terpenes-an-overview