Distinguish between: Nucleoside and Nucleotide.

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Nucleoside Nucleotide
$(1)$ $A$ nitrogenous base is linked to the $1^o$ carbon of a pentose sugar through an $N$-glycosidic linkage to form a nucleoside. $(1)$ When a phosphate group is linked to the $5'$-$OH$ of a nucleoside through a phosphoester linkage,a corresponding nucleotide is formed.
$(2)$ Consists of a nitrogenous base and a pentose sugar. $(2)$ Consists of a nitrogenous base,a pentose sugar,and a phosphate group.

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