Match Each Term with the Appropriate Definition

Multiple Choice

Match each term with the appropriate definition.
-​DNA

A) difference between nitrogen intake and excretion
B) blood proteins such as antibodies that play a role in the immune system
C) genetic material contained in cells that directs the production of proteins in the body
D) amino acids that cannot be synthesized in adequate amounts by humans
E) amino acids that can be readily be produced by humans from components of the diet
F) end product of protein decomposition and chief component of urine
G) proteins that are deficient in one or more essential amino acids
H) form of severe protein-energy malnutrition in young children
I) substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another
J) proteins that contain all of the essential amino acids in amounts needed to support growth and tissue maintenance
K) chemical substance in foods made up of chains of amino acids