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  1. In the five-kingdom system of classification, which single kingdom out of the following can include blue green algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria?
    1. Fungi
    2. Plantae
    3. Protista
    4. Monera
Correct Option: D

Monera is the prokaryotic kingdom that includes bacteria, blue green algae (cyanobacteria) and archae-bacteria (a group of ancient bacteria). Protista includes slime, unicellular and colonial eukaryotes. The important members are diatoms, dinoflagellates, euglenoids, moulds and protozoans. Fungi is the kingdom of multicellular or multinucleate heterophyllous and spore producing eukaryotic organisms like Rhizopus mildews, mushroom etc. Kingdom plantae includes all coloured multicellular photosynthetic organisms (plants).



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