How Is the Ames Test for Mutagenicity Useful for Identifying

Multiple Choice

How is the Ames test for mutagenicity useful for identifying potential carcinogens?

A) Bacteria do not get cancer so they can survive lethal carcinogens.
B) Substances that mutate bacterial DNA are likely to mutate human DNA.
C) Bacteria thrive on substances that could cause cancer in humans.
D) The same genes that cause cancer in humans can be mutated in bacteria.
E) Liver enzymes alter the bacteria so they will behave like human cells.