Eukaryote
- Any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis or meiosis, characteristic of all life forms except bacteria, blue-green algae, and other primitive microorganisms.
- Organisms such as animals, plants, fungi and protists ate examples of eukaryotes because their cells are organized into compartmentalized structures called organelles.
- Organisms such as animals, plants, fungi and protists ate examples of eukaryotes because their cells are organized into compartmentalized structures called organelles.