Learning Objects : Lifelong Application

 

RLO: Prokaryotes and eukaryotes

• Introduction
• Prokaryotes: characteristics
• Prokaryotes: examples
• Eukaryotes: characteristics
• Eukaryotes: examples
• Activity 1
• Activity 2
• Feedback
• Resources

Eukaryotes: examples

An amoeba is a water and soil dwelling unicellular protozoan.

Fungi include your typical mushrooms, but also include the likes of Tinea pedis, which causes Athlete's Foot.

Plants range from single celled algae and the most delicate of flowers, to giant trees thousands of years old.

The diversity of animals includes: insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Try the short assessment in the next section to test your understanding of eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

 

When you've completed this section, click the button on the media player, or click the 'Activity 1' tab above to continue.