After attaching to a bacterial cell, a bacteriophage typically

A. injects DNA into the cell.
B. transforms the cell into a virulent strain.
C. extracts DNA from the cell.
D. extracts protein from the cell.
E. injects protein into the cell.


Answer: A

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Birds produce species-specific songs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Biology & Microbiology

Scientists want to determine whether chemical X, a component of fertilizer, is harmful to fish. They treat fish in the

laboratory with increasing amounts of the chemical for one week and then measure their viability. What is the experimental variable for this experiment?

a. chemical X b. fish c. river d. farming e. water

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following is NOT produced in

the synthesis (light-independent) reactions? a. NADPH b. phosphoglyceric acid (PGA) c. phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL) d. glucose e. ribulose bisphosphate

Biology & Microbiology

The process by which body tissues and organs form is

a. cleavage b. differentiation c. morphogenesis d. metamorphosis e. ovulation

Biology & Microbiology