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A nucleoside consists of

Aa nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate group
Ba nitrogenous base and a pentose sugar
Ca pentose sugar and a phosphate group only
Da nitrogenous base and a phosphate group only

Answer: B

A nucleoside is base + sugar joined by an N-glycosidic bond; adding a phosphate ester on the sugar gives a nucleotide.

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