NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Cyanobacteria are classified under kingdom
Options
- AMonera.
- BProtista.
- CAlgae.
- DPlantae.
Correct answer
A. Monera.
Step-by-step solution
In the five-kingdom classification system, the kingdom Monera includes all the prokaryotic celled organisms. Prokaryotes are organisms whose cells lack a well-defined nucleus. All the bacterial groups are included in Monera as well since bacteria have a prokaryotic cell structure. Cyanobacteria are a group of free-living photosynthetic bacteria that perform oxygenic photosynthetic process. Due to their bluish-green color and photosynthetic process, cyanobacteria were called as blue-green algae (BGA) but later chang