NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which level of cell organisation does cyanobacteria belongs to?
A
Eukaryotes
B
Prokaryotes
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are photosynthetic prokaryotes having oxygenic photosynthesis. Several species of cyanobacteria also carry out N2 fixation. They produce a variety of compounds/products useful to mankind.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Cyanobacteria are a large and morphologically rather diverse group of photoautotrophic prokaryotes and are classified as a monophyletic phylum within Domain Bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cyanobacterial taxonomy developed in the botanical world because Cyanobacteria/Cyanophyta have traditionally been identified as algae. However, they possess a prokaryotic cell structure, and phylogenetically they belong to the Bacteria.

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