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Prokaryotes are grouped in kingdom ______.


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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.

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