Question

While looking at a cell under a microscope, a scientist is able to see a biological molecule. This molecule is a nucleic acid with double strands and contains the nitrogenous bases adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. Based on this information, what conclusion can the scientist draw regarding this nucleic acid?

The nucleic acid is RNA and would be found in the cytoplasm.

The nucleic acid is RNA and would be found in the cell wall.

The nucleic acid is DNA and would be found in the cytoplasm.

The nucleic acid is DNA and would be found in the cell’s nucleus

Answer 1

You should use process of elimination for problems like this. It helps us if you also tell us which of the options you are pretty sure it is, or pretty sure it isn't. And why. This makes it much easier to help you understand the problem as well as the answer.

Answer 2

thts the problem i dont know anything in this problem at is really frustrating

Answer 3

*and

Answer 4

So there are two kinds of nucleic acid. DNA and RNA. Do you know a little bit about them?

Answer 5

no not really biology really isn't my strongest subject

Answer 6

OK. This problem asks about how DNA and RNA are different. There are three big differences:

1. DNA is double stranded

2. DNA contains four bases which are Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine. These are called A, C, G and T for short. RNA contains four bases too which are Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil. Not thymine, uracil. *That fourth base is different*

3. DNA is always found only in the nucleus, while RNA can be found in the nucleus and in the cytoplasm.

Is that enough info to answer the question?

Answer 7

For one, I should have said DNA is *always* double stranded while RNA can be double stranded or, sometimes, single stranded.

Answer 8

yes so the answer is the last one

Answer 9

Yes, I agree. Well done!

Answer 10

yyyyaaayyy!!!!!!!!! thank you!!! :D

Answer 11

Thank you for working through it. Not everyone does.