An Essential Nutrient Is One Which Is Either Not Made

question 27

True/False

An essential nutrient is one which is either not made in the body or is not made in sufficient quantity to allow for survival.

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Definitions:

Nucleotide

Monomer of nucleic acids; small molecule with a ribose or deoxyribose sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and one, two, or three phosphate groups. E.g., adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, uracil.

Nitrogen-Containing Base

One of the building blocks of DNA and RNA molecules, including adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine (in DNA) and uracil (in RNA), which are key to encoding genetic information.

Phosphate Group

A functional group consisting of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms, important in energy transfer and storage molecules like ATP.

Clone

Genetic copy of an organism.