Question

The structure shown is that of a _______

• A. DNA nucleoside
• B. RNA nucleoside
• C. DNA nucleotide
• D. RNA nucleotide

Answer 1

Answer:

B. RNA nucleoside

A unit formed by the linking of a base to C1 carbon of a pentose sugar is called a nucleoside. The sugar shown is β-D-ribose and the base is uracil, hence it has to belong to RNA.