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CATHOLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT CHECK-IN QUIZ
JC1 H2 BIOLOGY (2019)

CORE IDEA 2] GENETICS AND INHERITANCE

2.9A] STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF PROKARYOTIC DNA

1 [SAJC H2 Prelim 2010/P1/Q15]

With reference to prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, which of the following statement is not
true?

A They both have extrachromosomal DNA.

B They both have non-coding regions.

C They both have regulatory sequences.

D They are both associated with histones.

2 [PJC H2 Prelim 2010/P1/Q21]

Which of the comparison between prokaryote and eukaryote is incorrect?

Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
A There is promoter sequences with There are non-coding sequences e.g.
TATA box that regulate gene enhancers, silencer that influence activation
expression. of gene.
B Absence of introns thus RNA splicing Presence of introns thus RNA splicing takes
not necessary. place during post transcriptional
modification.
C mRNA is available for immediate use Post-transcriptional modification of pre-
as template for translation after mRNA is required before functional mRNA
transcription. can be formed.

D RNA polymerase recognizes and A collection of transcription factors mediate

binds to promoter to initiate binding of RNA polymerase to initiate
transcription. transcription.

3 Which of the following is correct about Operons?

A Operons are found in eukaryotes but not in prokaryotes.

B Operons consist of regulatory genes, promoter, operator and structural genes.

C Operons regulate the expression of one gene.

D Operons are regulated by regulatory genes that are not part of the operon.

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4 [A-LEVEL 2012/P1/Q13]

The diagram represents the lac operon on a portion of bacterial DNA.

What is the function of the operator?

A binding site for repressor

B binding site for RNA polymerase

C regulatory gene for lacZ

D regulatory gene for lac repressor protein

5 [NYJC H2 PRELIM 2008/P1/Q12]

Which of the listed features are characteristic of a prokaryotic genome?

1 polycistronic mRNA

2 DNA associated with histones

3 translation by 80S ribosomes

4 group of structural genes clustered together

A 1 only

B 3 only

C 1 and 4

D 3 and 4

6 [TJC Prelim 2009/P1/Q21]

Which of the following is incorrectly matched with its function?

A Promoter – where RNA polymerase first binds to DNA

B Regulatory gene – binds to the repressor protein

C Structural genes – template for the synthesise of a polycistronic mRNA

D Operator – if unbound, allows RNA polymerase to transcribe the structural genes