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MCQs on Lac Operon
1. Lac operon is an example of
(a) only positive regulation
(b) only negative regulation
(c) both positive and negative regulation
(d) sometimes positive sometimes negative
Answer
Answer: (c)
2. In the presence of lactose, how long does it take for the lac operon to be expressed?
(a) when lactose equals glucose concentration
(b) when glucose is more than lactose concentration
(c) as long as lactose is more than glucose concentration
(d) as long as lactose is more than galactose concentration
Answer
Answer: (c)
3. Which of these acts as an inducer of the lac operon?
(a) Allolactose
(b) Lactose
(c) Galactose
(d) Glucose
Answer
Answer: (a)
4. The sequence of the structural genes in the lac operon is
(a) lacA-lacZ-lacY
(b) lacZ-lacY-lacA
(c) lacZ-lacA-lacY
(d) lacA-lacY-lacZ
Answer
Answer: (b)
5. Regulation of the lac operon can be envisioned as regulation of enzyme synthesis by its
(a) lactose
(b) substrate
(c) carbohydrates
(d) all of the above
Answer
Answer: (d)
6. Lac Operon will be turned on when
(a) Lactose is less than glucose
(b) Lactose is less in the medium
(c) Lactose in more than glucose
(d) Glucose is enough in the medium
Answer
Answer: (c)
7. This will be prevented if the activator fastens to the repressor
(a) Transcription
(b) Binding of the RNA polymerase to the promoter
(c) Binding of the repressor to the operator
(d) Binding of the repressor to the promoter
Answer
Answer: (c)
8. In Lac-operon, the gene product of LacA gene is
(a) Beta-galactoside permease
(b) Beta-galactoside transacetylase
(c) Beta-galactosidase
(d) Beta-galactoside isomerase
Answer
Answer: (b)
9. This condition in lac operon facilitates the condition of lac genes being transcribed at high levels
(a) low glucose, high lactose
(b) low glucose, low lactose
(c) high glucose, high lactose
(d) high glucose, low lactose
Answer
Answer: (a)
10. The correct option regarding the lac operon in E.coli from the following is
(a) Lac operon is switched on in the absence of lactose
(b) Lac repressor binds to the lac promoter
(c) β-galactosidase is the only enzyme produced in large quantities when lac operon is turned on
(d) lac operon messenger RNA is a polycistronic mRNA
Answer
Answer: (d)