What is the difference between Protista and Monera?
Monera: It is a kingdom comprising prokaryotes, which are single-celled organisms that have no true nucleus.
Protista: Protists are simple eukaryotic organisms that are neither plants nor animals or fungi. Protists are unicellular in nature but can also be found as a colony of cells.
Characteristics | Monera | Protista |
Level of organization | 1.Unicellular prokaryotic structure | 1.Unicellular eukaryotic structure |
Mode of nutrition | 2.Either autotrophic or heterotrophic | 2.Autotrophic, parasitic or holozoic |
Cell organelles | 3.No cell organelles are present. | 3.Membrane bound cell organelles are present. |
Nucleus | 4.True nucleus not present. | 4.Membrane bound nucleus present. |
Complexity level | 5.Simple organisms. | 5.Complex organisms. |
Mode of reproduction | 6.Asexual type of reproduction i.e. by budding or binary fission. | 6.Asexual / sexual type of reproduction. |
Habitat | 7.Can be found anywhere. | 7.Usually found in aquatic, moist or shady places. |
Examples | 8.Mycobacteria, Streptococcus etc. | 8.Euglena, red algae, brown algae, green algae. |