Which of the following is considered to be the defining characteristic of organisms in the Kingdom Monera?

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Correct Answer: A. Single-celled with no confined storage area for genetic material.
Though some organisms in the Kingdom Monera utilize flagella for locomotion, the defining characteristic of organisms in the Kingdom Monera is that they do not house their genetic material in a confined space separate from their cellular machinery. Organisms that do confine their genetic material are eukaryotic organisms, some of which are single celled and some of which have multicellular organization, and are not part of the Monera Kingdom.
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