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Microbiology Midterm Exam This document is meant to be a pre-emptive study tool only. It is comprised of 5 past midterm exams. Questions on current exams are likely different. Use this BEFORE (of course not during!) the exam to study practice questions that may be similar or cover topics on the new exams, and to understand the depth of material covered so you can study better and be more prepared! 1. An irregular cluster of spherical cells would be called a/an a. Palisades b. Sarcina c. Staphylococcus d. Streptococcus e. Spirilla 2. The study of the immune response to infection caused by microorganisms is a. Hypersensitivity b. Epidemiology c. Immunology d. Morbidity e. Geomicrobiology 3. What is the maximum number of electrons in the first energy shell of an atom? a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 18 e. 32 4. The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration is called a. Facilitated diffusion b. Diffusion c. Active transport d. Osmosis e. Endocytosis 5. Viral tissue specificities are called a. Ranges b. Virions c. Receptacles d. Tropisms e. Uncoating