Question

Write a note on kingdom Monera.

Answer 1

Monera:

1. Kingdom Monera belongs to the prokaryote family.
2. The Monerans are unicellular organisms.
3. They contain 70S ribosomes.
4. The DNA is naked and is not bound by a nuclear membrane.
5. It lacks organelles like mitochondria, lysosomes, plastids, Golgi bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, centrosome, etc.
6. They reproduce asexually by binary fission or budding.
7. The cell wall is rigid and made up of peptidoglycan.
8. Flagellum serves as the locomotory organ.
9. These are environmental decomposers
10. They show different modes of nutrition such as autotrophic, parasitic, heterotrophic, or saprophytic.
11. Examples of Monera- Methanogens (Archaea), Escherichia coli (Eubacteria), or Anabaena (cyanobacteria).