Avery Experiment

What were the results of the Avery, McCarty, Macleod experiment?

• The flask with no protein had no S cells
• The flask with no RNA had no S cells
• The flask with no DNA had no S cells

What was the conclusion that Avery, McCarty, and MacLeod drew from their results?

• DNA is responsible for transforming type S cells into type S cells
• DNA is responsible for transforming type R cells into type S cells
• DNA is responsible for transforming type S cells into type R cells

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What type of Streptococcus pneumoniae was placed into the first flask at the beginning of the Avery, McCarty and MacLeod experiment?

• Killed smooth
• Killed rough
• Living smooth
• Living rough

Whose experiment were Avery, McCarty and MacLeod trying to prove?

• Thomas Hunt Morgan
• James Watson
• Francis Crick
• Frederick Griffith

What two organic compounds did Avery, McCarty and MacLeod remove at the beginning of the experiment since they were not believed to be the transforming principle?

• Carbohydrates, Lipids
• DNA, RNA
• DNA, Protein
• Enzymes and Carbohydrates