Question

What is the difference (if any) between the structure of atp and the structure of the precursor of the a nucleotide in rna?

Answer 1

A nucleotide is composed of a 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. An ATP molecule is composed of a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and an adenosine

Answer 2

The correct answer will be- difference in the nitrogenous bases

Step-by-step explanation:

Both ATP and RNA are ribonucleotides that are they are made up of a five-carbon sugar- ribose, a phosphate group and nitrogenous bases.

These two molecules differ in their nitrogenous bases as RNA is made up of four types of bases which could be adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil whereas ATP is made up of adenine only. This is the difference in the structure of the precursor of the RNA molecule and ATP.

Thus, the difference in the nitrogenous bases is the correct answer.