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| The Five Kingdoms - Moneran |
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The Moneran Kingdom consists of unicellular life forms. Unicellular means that they only have one cell. Moneran cells are far simpler and more basic than the cells of other life forms. These cells have no nucleus, and are also missing many of the organelles, or parts, commonly found in other cells. For this reason, Monerans are thought to be very distantly related to other life forms. |
Monerans are classified into two phyla, or groups, autotrophs, and heterotrophs. Autotrophs are able to create their own food, similar to plants. Heterotrophs can not create their own food, and so must rely on autotrophs as their food source. |
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Bacteria are commonly placed in The Moneran Kingdom. Monerans are considered by many scientists to be the oldest life forms on Earth, and the ancestors of all the other types of life that have since evolved.
  
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