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• Experiment 1: Non-infectious bacteria:
Which kind of bacteria was injected? Answer: Non-infectious bacteria
• Experiment 2: Infectious bacteria:
Which kind of bacteria was injected? Answer: Infectious bacteria
• Experiment 3: Heat-killed infectious bacteria:
Which kind of bacteria was injected? Answer: Heat-killed infectious bacteria
• In the fourth and final experiment Griffith injected a mouse with a mixture of
heat-killed infectious bacteria and non-infectious bacteria. Griffith did not know
what would happen at this point. What do you think?
Drag either the dead or the live mouse over the question mark, then hit next to find
out the actual results of the experiment. Answer: mouse dies
• Which do you think is the best explanation for why the mouse died in the fourth
experiment? Answer: The dead infectious bacteria passed information to the non-
infectious bacteria, allowing it to become infectious
• Step 2 Answer: 2 connected genetic material
• Step 3 Answer: 2 Separated genetic material