6 Which statements describe the chemical structure above Sel
6.
Which statement(s) describe the chemical structure above?
Select one or more:
a. This is a nucleotide
b. This is found in DNA
c. This is a pyrimidine
d. This is found in RNA
e. This is a purine
HO OH OH OHSolution
Solution:
 (d)
 This is ribose sugar and this is found in RNA.
 Given figure represents ribose sugar which is present in RNA.In ribose sugar one oxygen atom attached to each carbon atom. In deoxyribose, position 2 carbon atom carries a hydrogen atom only and in ribose it carries a hydroxyl group.
=> A nucleotide contain a nitrogenous base , a five carbon sugar and phosphate group.

