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AL Control of gene expression

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

State the term for a cluster of genes in a prokaryote controlled by the same promoter

(a)  

2.

A regulatory gene encodes for which of the following?

a)

An enzyme

b)

A repressor protein

c)

A membrane bound protein

d)

A hormone

3.

Identify the enzyme that catalyses transcription

(a)  

4.

Identify the molecule that breaks down DELLA proteins

a)

Auxin (IAA)

b)

Lactose

c)

Gibberellic acid

d)

trp

5.

Identify the genotype of a plant that does not produce the gibberellins required for stem elongation

a)

le le

b)

Tt

c)

Le Le

d)

Le le

6.

State the term for the observable features of an organism

(a)  

7.

An inducible enzyme is only synthesised in which conditions?

a)

When a repressor protein is synthesised

b)

Only when its substrate is present

c)

Only when its substrate is absent

d)

When a suitable transcription factor is present

8.

The lac repressor protein binds to which of the following structures?

a)

Structural gene

b)

Attenuator

c)

Promoter

d)

Operator

9.

A repressible enzymes synthesis will be inhibited in which of the following conditions?

a)

When a transcription factor binds to the operator

b)

When a substrate is absent

c)

When an effector molecule binds to the repressor

d)

When a transcription factor has been activated by a hormone

10.

Which of the following are not found in prokaryotes?

a)

Transcription factors

b)

Operators

c)

Promoters

d)

RNA polymerases