Question

3. What would have happened if Avery had added an enzyme that digested all the nucleic acids in the mixture of heat-killed bacteria, added the mixture to harmless bacteria, and injected the mixture into mice?
The harmless bacteria would have been transformed, and the mice would have died.
The harmless bacteria would not have been transformed, and the mice would have lived.
The harmless bacteria would not have been transformed, and the mice would have died.
The harmless bacteria would have been transformed, and the mice would have lived.

Answer 1

The harmless bacteria would not have been transformed, and the mice would have lived.