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Amino acids the body cannot make and must eat are called:

AExpansive
BEssential
CExcessive
DExtensive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Essential
1. Some amino acids are built inside the body. 2. Others have no such route and must come from food. 3. Those are the essential amino acids. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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