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Given below are statements made by four students about Monerans.

(i) All Monerans show multicellular body designs - Ashok
(ii) Monerans show either autotrophic or heterotrophic nutrition - Gita
(iii) All Monerans possess cell wall - Ramesh
(iv) Blue-green algae is an example of Monera - Amit 

Which of the student(s) has/have made an incorrect statement?

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  1. Ashok and Ramesh

  2. Ashok only

  3. Gita and Ramesh

  4. Amit and Ashok

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The kingdom monera is comprised of the prokaryotic organisms. The kingdom is divided into groups, archaebacteria, cyanobacteria, and eubacteria. They are unicellular or multicellular forming filamentous structures. They can show autotrophic, chemotrophic as well as the heterotrophic mode of nutrition. They do not have well-developed cell organelles such as the nuclear membrane, cell wall, nucleus, mitochondria, etc. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Blue green algae belong to______________

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  1. Plantae

  2. Fungi

  3. Monera

  4. Protista

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Blue-green algae is also called as Cyanobacteria, is a large group of prokaryotic organisms that resemble the eukaryotic algae in morphological and ecological characteristics, and were at one time treated as algae, hence the common name of blue-green algae. The prokaryotic nature of the blue-green algae has been the reason for these to be classified in the prokaryotic kingdom Monera.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Anabaena belongs to the kingdom Monera.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Cyanobacteria belong  to_____________

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  1. Monera

  2. Bryophyta

  3. Protista

  4. Plantae

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The kingdom Monera includes organisms that are single-celled known as bacteria. The microorganisms in the kingdom Monera are considered as the most ancient living forms on earth. The kingdom is divided into two groups Archaebacteria and Eubacteria. All the organisms of this kingdom are prokaryotes. These cells do not have a nuclear membrane, the chromosome is single and circular, they also lack membrane-bound cellular organelles. This kingdom includes bacteria, cyanobacteria, mycoplasma, etc. They are unicellular organisms and do not have a specific mode of nutrition. They can be either aerobic or anaerobic. These organisms have a cell wall that is made up of peptidoglycans. The cell organelles are not membrane-bound. 

Prokaryotic organisms make up the

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  1. Archaebacteria, Eubacteria and Protists

  2. Archaebacteria and Protists

  3. Protists and Eubacteria

  4. Protists

  5. Eubacteria and Archaebacteria

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:
  • Living organisms are firstly divided into prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes are organisms with poorly defined nuclear structure and are further divided into two groups i.e. eubacteria and archaebacteria.
  •  Eukaryotes are the organisms with a well-defined nucleus and include groups of a higher organism such as protists.

The correct answer is 'Eubacteria and Archaebacteria'.

What is the reason for the success of monerans?

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  1. Eukaryotic nature and rigid cell wall

  2. Absence of nucleus and other membrane bound organelles

  3. Absence of vacuole and microscopic in nature

  4. Rapid rate of cell division and metabolic diversity

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Monerans include a wide variety of bacteria. These can survive in extremely hot and salty concentrations, unlike other organisms. They can also divide very fast. They can produce millions of bacteria from one bacteria within minutes. So their rate of survival is very fast.

So, option D is the correct answer.

If organisms on the earth start dying, which group of organisms will be the last to die?

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  1. Monera and Plantae

  2. Mycota and Monera

  3. Plantae and Protista

  4. Animalia and Mycota

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Monerans are organisms that can survive extreme conditions like heat and salt concentrations. As a result, they can survive even in hot water springs and volcanoes. They can also reproduce within minutes. So, they can also reproduce within minutes and produce hundreds of organisms like themselves. Mycota are fungi that survive in water bodies and mostly moist and shady locations. They too can survive if they receive moist and shady locations.

So, option B is the correct answer.

Monera is the name of a subkingdom.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct answer is 'false'

In the taxonomic classification, Monera is a kingdom not a subkingdom and consists of prokaryotic organisms.

A unicellular prokaryote belongs to

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  1. Animalia

  2. Eubacteria

  3. Fungi

  4. Plantae

  5. Protista

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Eubacteria, or "genuine" microbes, are single-celled prokaryotic microorganisms that have a scope of qualities and are found in different conditions all through all parts of the world. A wide range of microscopic organisms falls under this title, with the exception of archaebacteria. Since eubacteria are so normal, it contains one of the three areas of life; the three spaces are Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

Hence the correct option is B.

Plant decomposers are _______________.

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  1. Monera and Fungi

  2. Fungi and Plantae

  3. Protista and Animalia

  4. Animalia and Monera

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Decomposers are living components mainly the bacteria and fungi that break down the complex compounds of the dead protoplasm of producers and consumers absorb some products and release others.
So, the correct answer is 'Monera and Fungi'