Question

Write the general characters of the Kingdom Monera.

OR

List any four characters of the kingdom Monera.

Answer 1

• Moneras are Prokaryotes i.e.., they do not contain a true nucleus.
• Nuclear membranes is absent.
• Cell wall of minerals is made up of Murein.
• Cytoplasmic organelles like mitochondria, Golgi body, Endoplasmic reticulum are absent.
• Ribosomes are 70S type.
• The Genetic material is double-stranded DNA which is in the form of circular loop. It is called Nucleoid. It is free from histone proteins.
• Photosynthetic monerans contain pigments and pigments are present inside lamellae but not in chloroplasts.
• Mode of Nutrition is Autotrophic or Heterotrophic Cell division does not involve mitosis and meiosis