Question

Assertion: Amino acids can be essential or nonessential.

Reason: Nonessential are those which our body cannot make, while essential are those which our body can make.

Options

• Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation o assertion.

• Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion is true but reason is false.

• Both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

Assertion is true but reason is false.

Explanation:

Non-essential amino acids are those that our bodies can produce, whereas essential amino acids are those that our bodies cannot produce.