IB Biology HL 2.2.11 External factors Question Bank
Practise IB Biology HL 2.2.11 by applying external factors concepts to exam-style questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB Biology HL 2.2.11 by applying external factors concepts to exam-style questions.
The diagram shows a nucleosome from the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.

Explain the role of lactose in the expression of the gene for lactase production.
a. lactose binds to repressor protein;
b. repressor protein (with lactose bound) cannot block/bind to the promoter/Y;
c. RNA polymerase/X binds to the promotor/transcribes the gene;
d. lactase produced (if lactose present)/lactase production inhibited if lactose absent;
Marking guidance:
Accept the converse of mpa to mpd with lactose absent
3 max