How are organisms of the Kingdom Monera different from those of kingdom protista ? Say it in detail
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Monera Protista
Level of cells
Unicellular
Prokaryotic cellular structure
Unicellular
eukaryotic cellular structure
Organelles of the cells
Absent Presence of well-membrane bound organelles, hence well defined
Complexity of the structure
Simple Complex
Size
Smaller Relatively larger
Nutrition mode
Autotrophic/heterotrophic Parasitic/holozoic/photosynthetic
Reproduction – mode
Asexual – budding, binary fission Asexual or sexual
Cell wall
Present Present, well developed
Chloroplast/Mitochondria
Absent Chloroplast present for photosynthesis. Mitochondria present for cellular respiration
Nucleus
True nucleus absent Present. Nuclei bound with nuclear membrane
Flagella and cilia
Absent Present. Used for locomotion
Habitat
Found almost everywhere Some found in aquatic areas, some in shady places, moist lands so on
Classification
Bacteria, Archaebacteria, Cyanobacteria Algae, Molds, Diatoms, Protozoans
Example
Bacillus, Mycobacteria, Sphorobacter Euglena, red algae, green algae