The following questions refer to the figure above and to the Fred Griffith experiments involving Streptococcus pneumoniae.
-If the syringe contains live S strain Streptococcus pneumoniae
A) the mouse will die.
B) live R strain will be detected in the mouse's blood.
C) the mouse will live.
D) no live S strain will be detected in the mouse's blood.
E) the live S strain bacteria will lose their pathogenicity.

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The following questions refer to the figure above and to the Fred Griffith experiments involving Streptococcus pneumoniae.
-If the syringe contains live S strain Streptococcus pneumoniae
A) the mouse will die. 
B) live R strain will be detected in the mouse's blood. 
C) the mouse will live. 
D) no live S strain will be detected in the mouse's blood. 
E) the live S strain bacteria will lose their pathogenicity.

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The S strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae is virulent and pathogenic, meaning it can cause disease. If a mouse is injected with live S strain bacteria, it will likely die due to the infection.

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