Match the following items to the correct phrase.

_______1. Spherical bacteria arranged in pairs are called
_______2. Rod-shaped bacteria arranged in chains are called
_______3. Spherical bacteria arranged in clusters are called
_______4. Rod-shaped bacteria arranged in pairs are called
_______5. Spherical bacteria arranged in chains are called

a. diplococci
b. diplobacilli
c. staphylococci
d. streptobacilli
e. streptococci


1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. E

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