NEET2002ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Assertion : DNA molecules and RNA molecules are found in the nucleus of a cell. Reason : On heating, the enzymes do not lose their specific activity.
Options
- AIf both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
- CIf the assertion is true but the reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
In the cell, DNA molecules (i.e. Deoxyribose Nucleic acid) are present predominatly in the nucleus, some DNA is also present in the mitochondria in Eukaryotes. RNA molecules (i.e. Ribose nucleic acid) are present in cytoplasm of the eukaryotes and in nucleus in some prokaryotes and virus.