Multiple Choice
In his transformation experiments, what did Griffith observe when he injected mice with a mixture of heat-killed virulent (S) bacteria and live non-virulent (R) bacteria?
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The bacteria that Griffith experimented with were termed "R" and "S" bacteria because:
In his transformation experiments, what phenomenon did Griffith observe?
In his work with pneumonia-causing bacteria and mice, Griffith found that
a. The protein coat from pathogenic cells was able to transform nonpathogenic cells.
b. Heat-killed pathogenic cells caused pneumonia.
c. Some substance from pathogenic cells was transferred to nonpathogenic cells, making them pathogenic.
d. The polysaccharide coat of bacteria caused pneumonia.