A pentose sugar is multiple choice question

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A pentose sugar is
(A) Dihydroxyacetone (B) Ribulose
(C) Erythrose (D) Glucose

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(B) Ribulose: Ribulose is a pentose sugar with five carbon atoms. The other options listed are not pentoses: dihydroxyacetone is a triose, erythrose is a tetrose, and glucose is a hexose.