Blue-green algae are placed in kingdom Monera. Why?

The cells have no defined nucleus.

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The organisms are single celled.

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The cells have no mitochondria.

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The cells have cytoplasm.

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Solution

The correct options are
A The cells have no defined nucleus.
B The organisms are single celled.
C The cells have no mitochondria.
Blue-green algae or Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria but they are placed under kingdom Monera because they are unicellular, they show prokaryotic features like lack of a well defined nucleus.

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Blue-green algae are placed in kingdom Monera. Why?

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