Question 8

(Multiple Choice)

Answer the following questions about Griffith's experiments involving Streptococcus pneumoniae.  Answer the following questions about Griffith's experiments involving Streptococcus pneumoniae.   Figure 8.3  -If an injection to the mouse contains live R strain and heat-killed S strain Streptococcus pneumonia,____.   A) the mouse will live B) the mouse will became fatally ill and live S strain bacteria will be detected in its blood C) the mouse's blood will contain live pathogenic R strain bacteria D) the dead S strain bacteria will transform to live R strain bacteria E) DNA from the live R strain bacteria will revive the dead S strain bacteria Figure 8.3

-If an injection to the mouse contains live R strain and heat-killed S strain Streptococcus pneumonia,____.  


A) the mouse will live
B) the mouse will became fatally ill and live S strain bacteria will be detected in its blood
C) the mouse's blood will contain live pathogenic R strain bacteria
D) the dead S strain bacteria will transform to live R strain bacteria
E) DNA from the live R strain bacteria will revive the dead S strain bacteria

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