Over 6000 Species of Prokaryotes Have Been Identified

question 32

Multiple Choice

Over 6000 species of prokaryotes have been identified. What percentage of the total number of prokaryotic species on Earth does this represent?

• A) 1%
• B) 10%
• C) 30%
• D) 90%

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Definitions:

Rock-forming Minerals

Minerals that make up a significant part of the Earth’s crust, playing a key role in the formation of rocks.

Argonites

A misspelling or incorrect term for aragonite, which is a carbonate mineral, one of the two most common, naturally occurring, crystal forms of calcium carbonate, CaCO3 (the other being calcite).

Carbonates

Rocks or minerals that contain abundant carbonate.

Element C

Element C refers to Carbon, a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6, essential to all known living systems and widely used in various scientific, industrial, and technological applications.