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Why is the number of prokaryotic species still unknown?
AThey evolve too slowly to tell apart
BMany cannot be grown in laboratories
CThey live only in the deep oceans
DThey have no distinct cell membrane
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Many cannot be grown in laboratories
Conventional taxonomy fails for microbes and many prokaryotes simply cannot be cultured in the lab.
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