What is the difference between Protista and Monera?

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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.

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