The Midterm Quiz itself is uploaded here as a Word document attachment.  Spring March 2026 Midterm Quiz .docx You may access and use the FL Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that were provided on Canvas. These are the ONLY materials you are permitted to have present with you. Otherwise, this is a closed-book/materials midterm quiz.  For uploading your answers, you can download the Word version of the quiz and clearly write your answers within that Word document and upload it here. There are 2 essays (a mini essay on mock fact pattern #1 and a larger essay on mock fact pattern #2). The larger essay is based on the familiar “Midnight Collision” fact pattern. Each non-essay question (25 of them) is worth 2 points. Mock fact pattern essay 1 is worth 10 points. Mock fact pattern essay 2 is worth 15 points. There are 27 questions total (which includes the 2 essays). Total points for entire quiz is 75 points. If any questions, please do let me know. Thanks! 

True or False Prophages can be activated (induced) into viral replication and enter the lytic cycle.

What is semiconservative replication? 

Select all organisms where you might find plasmids. 

Which bacterial cell can transfer the most DNA?

What is a naked virus?

Choose the answer that illustrates the correct way to write the name of the family to which herpesviruses belong according to ICTV. 

What subunits make up viral capsids?

Select all reasons why some viruses need RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).

What is the duplication of a cell’s DNA called?