Monera (Prokaryotae)

Question 1

What are monera also known as?

Answer 1

Prokaryotes

Question 2

What was the first organism on earth?

Answer 2

Bacteria

Question 3

Name some environments where bacteria can be found

Answer 3

Air, soil, water, animal bodies, acidic environments, alkaline environments, deserts and mountain tops

Question 4

Why are bacteria important?

Answer 4

They are essential to life on earth

Question 5

What is one of the main roles of bacteria

Answer 5

To decompose dead organisms. In this way they return minerals to the soil for use by other organisms

Question 6

Name four main features of monerans

Answer 6

1. They do not have a membrane enclosed nucleus.
2. They don’t have membrane enclosed organelles such as mitochondria or chloroplasts.
3. They are mainly small, microscopic, and single-celled organisms.
4. They normally reproduce asexually.