Question

select the correct answer. then press the submit button. the author explains that microbes have a \bad reputation.\ the author wants the reader to understand that microbes a will never make you sick. b cannot be controlled. c do not even exist. d are misunderstood.

Explanation:

The fact that microbes have a "bad reputation" implies that people have negative or inaccurate views of them, meaning they are misunderstood. Microbes can make people sick, they can be controlled in many ways (e.g., through hygiene and antibiotics), and they definitely exist.

Answer:

D. are misunderstood