What is the meaning of the academic word 'ubiquitous' in the phrase 'the ubiquitous presence of microplastics in marine ecosystems'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. found everywhere and omnipresent
- Step 1: 'Ubiquitous' derives from the Latin 'ubique' meaning 'everywhere'.
- Step 2: In academic literature, it describes substances, technologies, or phenomena that are pervasive, omnipresent, or encountered widely in all environments.
- Step 3: Hence, 'found everywhere and omnipresent' is the precise academic definition.
Answer
found everywhere and omnipresent.
Why not the others: 'extremely hazardous and toxic' confuses prevalence with toxicity; 'scarcely distributed and rare' is the direct antonym; 'scientifically controversial' confuses consensus with distribution.
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