eucaryote
/juˈkɛriˌoʊt/
noun
- An organism whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within a membrane, including animals, plants, fungi, and protists.
- Yeast is a single-celled eucaryote used in baking bread.
- Humans, dogs, and oak trees are all eucaryotes because their cells have a nucleus.
- In biology class, we learned that eucaryotes are more complex than bacteria.
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