The trp operon is ____ unless tryptophan is ____
a. turned on; available in the environment
b. turned on; bound to the operator
c. turned off; bound to the repressor
d. turned off; bound to the promoter
e. turned on; synthesized by the trp repressor gene
ANSWER: a
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