Question

Write short note on monera kingdom and its division.

Answer 1

Kingdom Monera:

Some general features of monera are as follows.

• Absence of a well-defined nucleus or membrane-bound organelles
• Absence of multicellular body designs [All are unicellular.]
• Presence or absence of a cell wall
• Autotrophic or heterotrophic mode of nutrition

This kingdom includes mainly bacteria and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria).

All the bacteria were placed under the Kingdom Monera, according to R.H. Whittaker's five kingdom classification. All prokaryotes are grouped under kingdom Monera. Therefore, the other four kingdoms include only eukaryotes.