Urgent why is it necessary for dna to exist in its long, thread like form of chromatin during most of its life? a)dna must be spread out in order for the code to be read properly. b)chromatin conserves the nucleotides on the end of the strands from being destroyed. c)it is less energy intensive for the cell to remain in chromatin form. d)dna in chromatin form cannot be seen on a microscope.