A _____ consists of a nitrogen-containing base and a sugar.
A) nucleoside
B) nucleotide
C) pyrimidine
D) purine
E) base pair

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A nucleoside consists of a nitrogen-containing base and a sugar, while a nucleotide also contains a phosphate group. Pyrimidine and purine refer to specific types of nitrogen-containing bases, and base pair refers to two complementary nucleotides joined by hydrogen bonds.

A _____ Consists of a Nitrogen-Containing Base and a Sugar