Biological Classification Question 52
52. Which one belongs to monera?
(a) Amoeba
(b) Escherichia
(c) Gelidium
(d) Spirogyra
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Whittaker (1969) divided organisms into five kingdoms : Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi and Animalia. Kingdom Monera includes all prokaryotes - Mycoplasma, bacteria, actinomycetes, blue-green algae, archaebacteria, methanogens. Escherichia is bacteria, Amoeba, Gelidium come under Protista, Spirogyra is algae.
