Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty purified the 'transforming principle' identified by Griffith. Which treatment specifically abolished the transforming activity, proving its chemical nature?
Protease
Ribonuclease
Deoxyribonuclease
Lipase
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What radioactive element was used to label the protein part of the bacteriophage in the Hershey-Chase experiment?
Sulfur (35S)
Phosphorus (32P)
Nitrogen (15N)
Carbon (14C)
In Griffith's experiment, which strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae caused the death of mice?
S strain (smooth)
R strain (rough)
Heat-killed S strain
Heat-killed R strain
Which of the following is NOT a key feature of the transforming principle, as demonstrated by Griffith?
It is composed of protein.
It can change the characteristics of bacteria.
It can be passed from one generation of bacteria to the next.
It was later identified as DNA.
Which molecule carries the genetic information in bacteriophages?
DNA
RNA
Protein
Lipids
Which scientist's experiment definitively proved that DNA is the genetic material?
Hershey and Chase
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty
Griffith
Meselson and Stahl
What did Griffith observe when he injected a mixture of heat-killed S strain and live R strain bacteria into mice?
The mice died, and live S strain bacteria were recovered.
The mice survived.
The mice died, and live R strain bacteria were recovered.
The mice survived, and a new strain of bacteria was recovered.
