
Amino Acid Quiz
You wouldn’t be you without Amino Acids, but how much do you know about them?
Amino Acids rule everything around us, life on Earth simply wouldn’t work in the way it does now without them! They’re unbelievably important to how we break down food and turn it into new things! So if you think you’ve got the knowledge already, or if you’re fancying a bit of a test - why not give this quiz a go and see how you do!

What do amino acids directly build?

How many amino acids are there in nature?

How many of them are found in the genetic code?

What is a long chain of amino acids called?

Around how many amino acids are usually in a protein?

What happens to protein chains when they’re digested?

In 1806 two French chemists found the first amino acid, but in what spear-shaped vegetable was it found?

Which of these sweeteners is an amino acid?

How many amino acids are known as ‘essential amino acids’?

Why are they called ‘essential’?

Oh dear! This quiz might not have gone exactly how you’d planned it to, but that’s okay! Amino Acids are one of the most important things in the entire world, so it’s worth knowing about them properly - and that’s something you simply can’t rush! So don’t worry! Why not have another go at this quiz and see if you can score better?

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