why are bacteria placed in a separate kingdom Monera?
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Bacteria are neither plants nor animals and today are placed in a separate kingdom called the Monera. Some bacteria (including the very important cyanobacteria or blue-green algae) are capable of photosynthesis, thereby acting like plants. Most bacteria act like animals and break down dead organisms or are predators acting as parasites in living organisms. Bacteria are very simple cells, filaments, and colonies. They lack a nucleus and other cellular organelles enabling them to carry out the complex cellular digestive/excretion process we discussed above. Bacteria excrete their digestive enzymes into their surroundings and absorb through their cell membranes the simple sugars and reduced nitrogenous and phosphorous compounds that they require.
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