Which of the following statements is NOT true

concerning the results of Fred Griffith’s
experiments?
a. Mice injected with smooth (S) bacteria die.
b. Mice injected with heat-killed, smooth bacteria
die.
c. Mice injected with heat-killed, smooth bacteria
and live, rough (R) bacteria die.
d. Mice injected with rough bacteria live.
e. The rough bacteria received genetic material
from the smooth bacteria.


Answer: b

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following is true of both neurotransmitters and hormones?

A. They are both involved in paracrine signaling. B. They both interact with receptors inside or on the surface of target cells. C. They are both produced in glands. D. They both travel through the bloodstream to target cells. E. They both influence the activity of multiple organs simultaneously.

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following could be considered a reactant used during the light-dependent reactions, but a product made during the Calvin cycle?

a. ATP b. NADPH c. NADP+ d. oxygen

Biology & Microbiology

An example of an animal with paired nerve cords that connect to a simple brain is a ____

a. starfish b. jellyfish c. grasshopper

d. sea urchin e. planarian

Biology & Microbiology

Apply the concept of sex linkage to explain why color blindness is more prevalent in men than in women.

B) Mary is concerned that she may be a carrier for hemophilia, a sex-linked condition located on the X chromosome. Mary is married to John, who doesn’t have hemophilia. Assuming Mary is a carrier, what are the genotype ratios expected for Mary and John’s kids (specify for boys and for girls)? C) Mary and John have 2 boys, none of them has hemophilia. Can we use this fact as proof that Mary does not carry the allele for hemophilia? Explain your argument.

Biology & Microbiology