The Difference Between Nucleosides and Nucleotides Is

Multiple Choice

The difference between nucleosides and nucleotides is

A) only nucleotides have nitrogenous bases.
B) a phosphate groups is found in nucleotides but not in nucleosides.
C) nucleotides have the pentose sugar ribose while nucleosides have the pentose sugar deoxyribose.
D) in nucleosides the monomers are joined by phosphodiester bonds; in nucleotides the monomers are joined by hydrogen bonds.
E) nucleosides are the monomers of DNA; nucleotides are the monomers of RNA.