Which substance is present in a nucleotide but not in a nucleoside?
A. Uracil
B. Nitrogen
C. Phosphorus
D. Pentose (ribose) sugar
C
A nucleoside is an individual base connected to a pentose sugar. In order to have nucleosides form a strand of DNA by connecting them together, phosphorus is added, converting the nucleoside into a nucleotide.
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