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Question: In 1989 scientists from Norway discovered that there are far more viruses in oceans lakes, and streams than previously believed. How many viruses did they find that a milliliter of natural water might contain?
- up to 5000000
- up to 2500000
- up to 500000000
- up to 1000000000
- up to 250000000
- up to 50000
- up to 500
- up to 25000
- up to 250
- up to 7500000
Our answer: E. up to 250000000 On hold
How it was answered
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Current source
Wikipedia, "Marine viruses"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_viruses
“Viruses are the most abundant biological entity in marine environments.[5] On average there are about ten million of them in one milliliter of seawater.”
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