2003 AIPMT Biological ClassificationKingdom Monera Easy Question 11 of 11 in Kingdom Monera

In which kingdom would you classify the archaea and nitrogen-fixing organism, if the five-kingdom system of classification is used :

A Plantae
B Fungi
C Protista
D Monera

The answer is D.

Solution

In Whittaker's five-kingdom system, kingdom Monera includes all prokaryotes (organisms without a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles).
Archaebacteria (archaea), such as methanogens, halophiles and thermoacidophiles, are prokaryotes.
Nitrogen-fixing organisms such as Rhizobium, Azotobacter and cyanobacteria (Nostoc, Anabaena) are also prokaryotes.
So both are classified in kingdom Monera.

Concept Prokaryotes in Monera

Kingdom Monera in past papers

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