Which carbohydrate makes up the cell wall of fungi?

A: Chitin

B: Cellulose

C: Glycogen

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Malaki Campbell

Biology

15 January, 20:58

Which carbohydrate makes up the cell wall of fungi?

A: Chitin

B: Cellulose

C: Glycogen

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Joslyn Nelson · Answer 1

A. Chitin

Chitin is a nitrogen containing polysaccharide. Fungi build their chitin from a disaccharide of acetyglucoamine a modified sugar they polymerize into chitin.

Cellulose and glycogen are polysaccharides. Cellulose is linear while glycogen is a branched polysaccharide.

Teagan Good · Answer 2

The answer is a chitin

Which carbohydrate makes up the cell wall of fungi?A: ChitinB: CelluloseC: Glycogen

Which carbohydrate makes up the cell wall of fungi?

A: Chitin

B: Cellulose

C: Glycogen