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Why is the number of prokaryotic species so uncertain?
AThey reproduce only once
BMany cannot be grown in a lab
CThey contain no genetic DNA
DThey look exactly identical
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Many cannot be grown in a lab
Conventional taxonomic methods do not suit microbes and many species cannot be grown under laboratory conditions, so counts are unreliable.
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