Which of the following describe all existing bacteria?
A) pathogenic, omnipresent, morphologically diverse
B) extremophiles, tiny, abundant
C) small, harmful, fast-growing
D) tiny, ubiquitous, metabolically diverse
E) morphologically diverse, metabolically diverse, extremophiles

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The other choices are either too specific (A, C) or too limited (B, E). D describes the common characteristics of all bacteria: they are small, found everywhere, and have diverse metabolisms.

Which of the Following Describe All Existing Bacteria