Kingdom Monera
Kingdom Monera: Overview
This topic describes the kingdom Monera. We will learn here that the kingdom of Monera consists of all kinds of bacteria. It also talks about the characteristics of these organisms.
Important Questions on Kingdom Monera
The bacterium is coiled like a cork-screw is called

Spiral bacteria possess a single flagellum at one end.

Name the arrangement of flagella in spiral bacteria in which a tuft of flagella at both ends, whether it is cephalotrichous or monotrichous?

The spiral bacteria are of two types: _____ and spirochete.

Name the causative agent of Cholera. What is its shape?

Describe the terms Bacillus, Spirillum, Vibrio and Coccus.

Bacillus are the group of bacteria that possess a comma shape.

The term used for comma-shaped bacteria is_____

Nitrosomonas and Nitrosococcus are nitrifying bacteria.

Name some chemosynthetic autotrophs.

Nitrobacter adopt chemo- _____mode of nutrition. (heterotrophic/autotrophic)

The bacteria shown in the following picture belongs to the category_____.

Many bacterial species such as Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholera, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Clostridium tetani, etc., cause disease in the human body such as typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, tetanus respectively.

The shape of a coccus type of bacteria is _____.

Match the following and choose the correct option.
List - I | List - II | ||
a | Spirillum | i | comma-shaped |
b | Vibrio | ii | helical |
c | Pleomorphic | iii | spherical |
d | Cocci | iv | elongated rods |
v | keep on changing their shape |

Match the following lists:
List - I | List - II | ||
(A) | Photoautotroph | (I) | Xanthomonas |
(B) | Photoheterotroph | (II) | Rhodopseudomonas |
(C) | Saprophyte | (III) | Bacillus |
(D) | Parasite | (IV) | Chlorobium |
The correct match is

Which group includes decomposers?

Match the term in Column I with the scientist in Column II; choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the two columns:
Column I (Term) | Column II (Scientist) |
A. Prokaryote | 1. Felix d' Herelle |
B. Protista | 2. Edouard Chatton |
C. Bacteriophage | 3. Theophrastus |
D. Lichen | 4. Ernst Haeckel |

Prokaryotes called _____ are similar in many ways to eukaryotic organisms

