Select the correct response for each of the following questions.(2 points)
ribose deoxyribose glucose fructose
RNA is a single-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
ribose – RNA is a single-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
deoxyribose – RNA is a single-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
glucose – RNA is a single-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
fructose – RNA is a single-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
DNA is a double-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
ribose – DNA is a double-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
deoxyribose – DNA is a double-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
glucose – DNA is a double-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
fructose – DNA is a double-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. What is the name of the 5-carbon sugar?
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The correct responses are:
RNA is a single-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. The name of the 5-carbon sugar is ribose.
DNA is a double-stranded molecule composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a nucleotide, and a phosphate group. The name of the 5-carbon sugar is deoxyribose.