10 Questions
Who conducted the experiment with pneumonia bacteria?
Griffith
What was the result of injecting mice with the combination of heat killed and live R bacteria?
Mice died
What did Griffith conclude from his experiment?
A transforming material passed from dead S bacteria to live R bacteria
Who identified DNA as the transforming principle?
Avery
What did the chemical tests performed by Avery reveal?
No proteins were present
Griffith experimented with the bacteria that cause ______
pneumonia
The S, or ______ form (deadly)
smooth
R form, or ______ (not deadly)
rough
Injected mice with combination of heat killed and live R ______
bacteria
Performed series of tests to find out if transforming principle was ______ or protein.
DNA
Test your knowledge on DNA and proteins with this quiz! Explore the discovery of DNA as the genetic material and learn about A. Griffith's experiments with pneumonia-causing bacteria. See if you can identify the transforming principle and its impact on mice.
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