There are certain similarities which are present between duck and platypus such as structure of beak or mouth, webbed feet and laying eggs in order to continue its generation. These three characteristic make the platypus and duck similar to each other. There is also one major difference is present which is that the platypus is the only mammal which lay eggs and feed baby with their own milk. Its tail structure is also different from duck.
Answer: Ribose is synthesized from glucose and other monosaccharide molecules in living cells by a process known as pentose phosphate pathway. The pentose phosphate pathway is a series of chemical reactions taking place in the cytosol of cells.