3. Amino Acids

Which of the following is an essential amino acid?

Which of the following foods provides all of the essential amino acids?

Which pair of statements best describes an essential amino acid in human nutrition?

Which of the following is a feature of an essential amino acid?

Foods from plant sources usually provide which type of protein with respect to essential amino acid content?

In the context of biochemistry, what does it mean when a fatty acid is considered 'essential'?

Which two fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids in human nutrition?

Which of the following statements about essential amino acids is true?

Which food is the best example of an incomplete protein source (i.e., lacking one or more essential amino acids in sufficient amounts)?

A nonessential amino acid is one that:

An organic nutrient that cannot be synthesized by the organism and must be provided in the diet is called a/an:

There are 20 common amino acids. How many of them are considered essential in the human diet?

How many essential amino acids are required by the human body for proper functioning?

Which of the following aromatic amino acids is classified as nonessential in humans?

Which of the following statements is true of essential amino acids?