Question

Prokaryotes are grouped in kingdom ______.

Answer 1

Monera:

1. The five-kingdom classification was proposed by R. H. Whittaker.
2. It includes monera, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.
3. Monera is divided into two kingdoms: archaebacteria and eubacteria.
4. These organisms are unicellular prokaryotes with no well-developed cell organelles like the nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and so on.
5. Archaebacteria, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, methanogenic bacteria, cyanobacteria, and filamentous actinomycetes are all members of the Monera kingdom.