What Is the Difference Between a Nucleotide and a Nucleoside

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a nucleotide and a nucleoside?

• A)A nucleotide has a phosphate group, and a nucleoside does not.
• B)A nucleoside has a phosphate group, and a nucleotide does not.
• C)A nucleotide has a ribose sugar, and a nucleoside has a deoxyribose sugar.
• D)A nucleotide has a deoxyribose sugar, and a nucleoside has a ribose sugar.

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Definitions:

Nucleophilic Substitution

A class of chemical reactions in which an electron-rich nucleophile selectively attacks an electron-deficient site on a molecule, displacing a leaving group.

Chloropyridines

Organic compounds consisting of a pyridine ring substituted with one or more chlorine atoms.

NaCN

Sodium cyanide, a highly toxic salt used industrially in gold mining and as a reactant in organic synthesis, particularly for nitrile formation.

Tertiary Amine

A nitrogen-containing compound where the nitrogen atom is bonded to three carbon atoms, often used as a base or catalyst in organic synthesis.