Lol, check your science book incase im wrong but
a·mi·no ac·id<span>əˌmēnō ˈasəd/</span>nounBIOCHEMISTRYplural noun: amino acidsa simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group.
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Your body breaks down protein and then uses the nucleotides to build protein again because you need the protein for your body so you can gain energy
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energy is lost at each level of consumption so it’s simply not efficient to be a 5th + level consumer