Eukaryotic life forms are very diverse! Click on image for full size (57 Kb) Trees and mushrooms courtesy of Corel Photography. Monkey courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife, Foram courtesy of Australian Government

From trees, to mammals, plankton such as forams to mushrooms, Eukaryota domain contains some pretty diverse organisms. You are a member of the Eukaryota domain too! In fact, all plants, animals, protists, and fungi, are members of the domain.

These groups might seem pretty different, and they are, but they all have a few key aspects in common including their biochemistry and eukaryotic cell structure, which is unique to the group. All members of the domain Euraryota have eukaryotic cells. Eukaryota is the only domain whose members have this cell type. Eukaryotic cells contain a special membrane bound organelle called a nucleus that contains genetic material (DNA) within packages called chromosomes.

Eukaryotic life forms are very diverse! Click on image for full size (57 Kb) Trees and mushrooms courtesy of Corel Photography. Monkey courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife, Foram courtesy of Australian Government

What do trees, monkeys, plankton and mushrooms have in common? They are all members of the Eukaryota domain! You are a member of the Eukaryota domain too! Plants, animals, protists, and fungi, are all members of the domain.

These groups might seem pretty different, and they are, but they all have a few key aspects in common including their unique cells that are called eukaryotic. All members of the domain Euraryota have eukaryotic cells. And it is the only domain whose members have this cell type. Eukaryotic cells contain a special part called a nucleus that contains genetic material within chromosomes.

Eukaryotic life forms are very diverse! Click on image for full size (57 Kb) Trees and mushrooms courtesy of Corel Photography. Monkey courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife, Foram courtesy of Australian Government

What do trees, monkeys, plankton and mushrooms have in common? They are all members of the Eukaryota domain! You are a member of the Eukaryota domain too! Plants, animals, protists, and fungi, are all members of the domain.

These groups might seem pretty different, and they are, but they all have a few key aspects in common including their unique cells that are called eukaryotic. All members of the domain Euraryota have eukaryotic cells. And it is the only domain whose members have this cell type. Eukaryotic cells contain a special part called a nucleus that contains genetic material within chromosomes.