Lac Operon Review

A protein that binds to the operator and blocks the RNA polymerase

• regulator
• repressor
• activator
• corepressor

The "on/off" switch for an operon is called the

• promoter
• repressor
• operator
• gene

Operons are found in the cells of which of the following types of organisms?

• prokaryotes (bacteria)
• eukaryotes (plant and animals)
• animals only
• viruses

What is 1 in the diagram?

• RNA polymerase

• Inducer

• Repressor

• Operator

What is 2 in the diagram?

• RNA polymerase

• Inducer

• Repressor

• Operator

What is 4 in the diagram?

• RNA polymerase

• Inducer

• Repressor

• Operator

In the top picture the operon is

• on

• off

In the bottom picture the operon is

• on

• off

what is an operon?

• a part of a ribsome
• a part of a Rna
• a unit made up of linked genes that code for proteins needed to do a specific task
• needed for dna replication

What is the name of the stretch of DNA where RNA polymerase binds?

• operator
• promoter
• enhancer
• origin