Question

Differentiate between:

(a) Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms [2 marks]
(b) Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes [2 marks]

Answer 1

(a) Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms (2 marks)

$\begin{array}{cc}UnicellularOrganisms& MulticellularOrganisms\\ \text{Made up of one cell. (0.5 marks)}& \text{Made up of more than one cell. (0.5 marks)}\\ \text{E.g., Amoeba and Paramecium. (0.5 marks)}& \text{E.g., Fungi, plants and animals. (0.5 marks)}\end{array}$


(b) Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes (2 marks)

$\begin{array}{cc}Prokaryotes& Eukaryotes\\ \text{Most prokaryotes are unicellular. (0.5 marks)}& \text{Most eukaryotes are multicellular. (0.5 marks)}\\ \text{Nucleus is not well-defined due to}& \text{Nucleus is well-defined and}\\ \text{absence of nuclear membrane. (0.5 marks)}& \text{surrounded by a nuclear membrane. (0.5 marks)}\end{array}$