Eukaryote (Noun)
Meaning
An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Most eukaryotes are multicellular, but some are single-celled organisms like amoebas and paramecia.
- The distinction between eukaryotes and prokaryotes was first proposed by Edouard Chatton in the 1920s.
- Eukaryotes can be classified into one of six kingdoms of life: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Chromista, and Monera.
- Eukaryote cells typically have a cytoplasm that fills the cell, with structures that are capable of moving within the cytoplasm.
- All multicellular organisms are eukaryotes, as well as many types of single-celled organisms, such as protozoa and algae.