Question

directions: use your notes to help you sort each of the boxes according to whether it is a statement that is true for only dna, only rna, or both molecules (make sure you sort the cards on both sides of the diagram). deoxyribonucleic acid contains the sugar ribose made up of a, c, t & g ribonucleic acid double stranded made up of a, u, c & g a nucleic acid may contain uracil (u) made of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base single stranded may contain cytosine (c)

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each statement based on DNA and RNA characteristics:

DNA (Only)

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid: DNA’s full name.
• Made up of A, C, T & G: DNA uses thymine (T), not uracil (U).
• Double Stranded: DNA is typically double - helix (double - stranded).
• (Diagram of double - helix): Represents DNA’s structure.

BOTH (DNA and RNA)

• A nucleic acid: Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids.
• Made of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base: Both have a nucleotide structure (sugar + phosphate + nitrogenous base).
• May contain cytosine (C): Cytosine is a nitrogenous base in both.

RNA (Only)

• Contains the sugar ribose: RNA has ribose; DNA has deoxyribose.
• Ribonucleic Acid: RNA’s full name.
• Made up of A, U, C & G: RNA uses uracil (U), not thymine (T).
• May contain uracil (U): Uracil is unique to RNA (in place of T in DNA).
• Single stranded: RNA is typically single - stranded.

Final Sorting:

• DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Made up of A, C, T & G, Double Stranded, (Double - helix diagram)
• BOTH: A nucleic acid, Made of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base, May contain cytosine (C)
• RNA: Contains the sugar ribose, Ribonucleic Acid, Made up of A, U, C & G, May contain uracil (U), Single stranded

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each statement based on DNA and RNA characteristics:

DNA (Only)

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid: DNA’s full name.
• Made up of A, C, T & G: DNA uses thymine (T), not uracil (U).
• Double Stranded: DNA is typically double - helix (double - stranded).
• (Diagram of double - helix): Represents DNA’s structure.

BOTH (DNA and RNA)

• A nucleic acid: Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids.
• Made of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base: Both have a nucleotide structure (sugar + phosphate + nitrogenous base).
• May contain cytosine (C): Cytosine is a nitrogenous base in both.

RNA (Only)

• Contains the sugar ribose: RNA has ribose; DNA has deoxyribose.
• Ribonucleic Acid: RNA’s full name.
• Made up of A, U, C & G: RNA uses uracil (U), not thymine (T).
• May contain uracil (U): Uracil is unique to RNA (in place of T in DNA).
• Single stranded: RNA is typically single - stranded.

Final Sorting:

• DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Made up of A, C, T & G, Double Stranded, (Double - helix diagram)
• BOTH: A nucleic acid, Made of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base, May contain cytosine (C)
• RNA: Contains the sugar ribose, Ribonucleic Acid, Made up of A, U, C & G, May contain uracil (U), Single stranded