Foundations In Microbiology 10Th Edition By Kathleen Park Talaro – Test Bank

Foundations In Microbiology 10Th Edition By Kathleen Park Talaro – Test Bank CHAPTER 1 1. What does it mean to say microbes are ubiquitous? From the Latin ubique, meaning “everywhere”, it is a succinct way of saying that microbes exist everywhere throughout the natural world, even areas with extreme conditions. Other ways to express this idea are the terms universally widespread and constantly present. The only environments that are microbefree have probably been artificially sterilized by humans. 2. What is meant by diversity? The term diversity is used to denote the immense variety in different types of organisms, with regard to such characteristics as appearance, life style, and distribution. Although about 1.2 million different species of organisms have