Cattle Depend on Prokaryotes to Perform Important Steps in Digestion

question 146

Multiple Choice

Cattle depend on prokaryotes to perform important steps in digestion of plant material, such as generating the enzyme

• A) amylase.
• B) cellulase.
• C) kinase.
• D) telomerase.
• E) glyoxalase.

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Definitions:

Lac Operon

An example of gene regulation in prokaryotes, involving a group of genes that are involved in the transport and breakdown of lactose in the cell.

Repressor

A substance, often a protein, that inhibits the expression of a gene.

Differentiated Cell

A cell that has developed and specialized to perform a specific function in the body.