We Are Told That Every Surface We Touch Is Teeming

question 43

Essay

We are told that every surface we touch is teeming with bacteria, and bacteria are found in the pools we swim in, the water we wash with, and on the hands of friends. Why are we not inundated with bacterial infections on our skin?

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Definitions:

Hydrologic Cycle

The cycle representing the movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, land, rivers and other surface water, groundwater, and organisms.

Water Processes

Encompasses the various physical phenomena involving water, including its cycle through the environment (evaporation, condensation, precipitation) and its role in shaping the Earth's surface (erosion, deposition).

Overlapping Spheres

Conceptual representation of how different parts or spheres of an ecosystem or the Earth intersect and interact with each other.

Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.