You Have Found a Mutant of Streptococcus Pneumoniae That Has

question 58

Multiple Choice

You have found a mutant of Streptococcus pneumoniae that has lost the ability to produce a capsule. If you inject this strain into a population of healthy mice, what prediction can you make About the consequences?

• A) The mice will die of pneumonia.
• B) The mice will remain healthy.
• C) The infection will respond to antiviral medication.
• D) The mice will get a severe case of pneumonia and recover.

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Definitions:

Internal Transportation

The movement or transfer of substances, energy, or information within an organism or physical system.

Metarterioles

Small blood vessels that directly link arterioles with veinules.

Arterioles

Small branches of arteries that lead into the capillaries and regulate blood flow and pressure through the constriction and dilation of their walls.

Venules

Small veins that allow blood to return from the capillary beds to the larger blood veins.