What Is the Difference Between a Ribonucleotide and a Deoxyribonucleotide

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a ribonucleotide and a deoxyribonucleotide?

• A) Ribonucleotides contain a phosphate group.
• B) Ribonucleotides have a hydroxyl group on the 2 carbon of their sugar subunit.
• C) Ribonucleotides contain a sugar with five carbon atoms.
• D) Ribonucleotides have a hydrogen atom on the 1 carbon of their sugar subunit.

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Definitions:

Line-Angle Structure

A graphical representation of chemical structures wherein bonds between atoms are shown as lines, and atom junctions or line ends imply carbon atoms, streamlining the depiction of molecular structures.

Condensed Structure

A method of writing a structural formula of a molecule that shows the arrangement of atoms without drawing all bonds explicitly.

Conjugate Acid

A species formed by the reception of a proton (H⁺) by a base, in the context of Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory.

Ethanamine

An organic chemical compound, also known as ethylamine, with the formula CH3CH2NH2, classified as a primary amine.