1. What is the term when the product of a biochemical pathway inhibits the activity of the first enzyme of a pathway?
feedback inhibition.
activator inhibition.
diffusional regulation.
enzyme activation.
2. Through control of gene expression, prokaryotes respond to changing __________ conditions.
internal
protein
environmental
genetic
3. A protein that negatively regulates transcription by binding to the operator is known as the
operon
repressor
activator
inducer
4. During attenutation, when tryptophan levels are high, the ________ stem-loop forms and transcription ________ the trpL gene.
1-2, ends just past
3-4, ends just past
1-2, continues beyond
3-4, continues beyond
5. The process of turning on the expression of a gene in response to a substance in the environment is called:
constituation.
repression.
induction.
catabolism.
6. What is a function of some specific transcription factors?
to bind to the promoter region of the gene to facilitate the proper alignment of the RNA polymerase
to bind to the centromere to induce meiosis
to bind to enhancer regions to help regulate gene transcription
to bind to the operator to recruit sigma factor
7. How does exposing an E.coli cell to glucose affect the regulation of the lac operon via CAP?
cAMP binds to CAP and transcription is increased.
cAMP binds to CAP and transcription is decreased.
cAMP does not bind to CAP and transcription is increased.
cAMP does not bind to CAP and transcription is decreased.
8. The lac repressor protein works when mutations in the repressor gene and structural genes are:
in cis or in trans.
in trans only.
in cis only.
in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
1. What is the term when the product of a biochemical pathway inhibits the activity of the first enzyme of a pathway?
feedback inhibition. | ||
activator inhibition. | ||
diffusional regulation. | ||
enzyme activation. |
2. Through control of gene expression, prokaryotes respond to changing __________ conditions.
internal | ||
protein | ||
environmental | ||
genetic |
3. A protein that negatively regulates transcription by binding to the operator is known as the
operon | ||
repressor | ||
activator | ||
inducer |
4. During attenutation, when tryptophan levels are high, the ________ stem-loop forms and transcription ________ the trpL gene.
1-2, ends just past | ||
3-4, ends just past | ||
1-2, continues beyond | ||
3-4, continues beyond |
5. The process of turning on the expression of a gene in response to a substance in the environment is called:
constituation. | ||
repression. | ||
induction. | ||
catabolism. |
6. What is a function of some specific transcription factors?
to bind to the promoter region of the gene to facilitate the proper alignment of the RNA polymerase | ||
to bind to the centromere to induce meiosis | ||
to bind to enhancer regions to help regulate gene transcription | ||
to bind to the operator to recruit sigma factor |
7. How does exposing an E.coli cell to glucose affect the regulation of the lac operon via CAP?
cAMP binds to CAP and transcription is increased. | ||
cAMP binds to CAP and transcription is decreased. | ||
cAMP does not bind to CAP and transcription is increased. | ||
cAMP does not bind to CAP and transcription is decreased. |
8. The lac repressor protein works when mutations in the repressor gene and structural genes are:
in cis or in trans. | ||
in trans only. | ||
in cis only. | ||
in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. |