Question

in the five - kingdom system, prokaryotes are placed in the kingdom ____. protista animalia fungi plantae monera

Explanation:

In the five - kingdom system (proposed by R.H. Whittaker), Monera is the kingdom that contains prokaryotes. Prokaryotes are organisms without a true nucleus and membrane - bound organelles. Protista (mostly unicellular eukaryotes), Animalia (multicellular eukaryotes, heterotrophic), Fungi (heterotrophic eukaryotes, with cell walls made of chitin in most cases), and Plantae (multicellular eukaryotes, autotrophic) are kingdoms of eukaryotes.

Answer:

Monera