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Chitin is polysaccharide, formed from N-acetylglucosamine, that acts as a structural material in the exoskeletons of arthropods, and in internal structures of cephalopods and many other animals.
Chitin is a polysaccharine, made from N-acetylglucosamine, that serves as a structural material in the exoskeletons of arthropods, and in internal structures of cephalopods and other animals.
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∙ 10y agoChitin is used to compose exoskeletons because it is both strong and flexible. It can be easily formed by organisms by the polymerization of N-acetylglucosamine, which is easily synthesized by animals.
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∙ 9y agoChitin is a type of polymer. It is what the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans are made of, as well as the cell walls of fungi.
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Chitin is an example of what?
chitin is an example of a carbohydrate
What is a cell wall composed of that is also found in the exoskeleton of insects?
Cell walls of fungi are similar to exoskeletons of insects because they are both made up of chitin. Chitin is made up of complex carbohydrates.
Does a snail have chitin?
Yes. The shells of snails, as well as other mollusks, are strengthened by chitin.
How does glycogen differ from chitin?
chitin is much harder and is used to build things such as your fingernails
What is chitin in your stomach?
There is no chitin naturally present in the human stomach, as chitin grows in fungi and arthropods.However, when such organisms are eaten, the gastric juices in the stomach naturally break down chitin. Also, chitinases (enzymes) can break down chitin.There is no chitin naturally present in the human stomach, as chitin grows in fungi and arthropods.However, when such organisms are eaten, the gastric juices in the stomach naturally break down chitin. Also, chitinases (enzymes) can break down chitin.
What is significance of chitin in arthropods?
Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton
What is the significance of chitin arthropods?
Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton
What is the name of the polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods?
Chitin is the polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods.
The exoskeleton of an arthropod is?
composed of chitin
Do fish scales contain chitin?
Chitin
The cell walls of fungi are made from what?
The cell walls of fungi are made up of the glucosamine polymer chitin. The chitin of the fungal cell walls contain nitrogen.
From what language do you get the word chitin?
"chitin" comes from the French word "chitine", meaning the same substance, chitin.
What is significance of chitin?
Chitin is a long-chain polymer, a derivative of glucose. It's a material of what are many exoskeletons of invertebrate animals made of. Arthropods animals like insects (ants, grasshoppers, beetles), arachnids (Spiders, scorpions), crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, shrimps), mollusks (snails, slugs) and cephalopods (squid, octopuses) don't have bones inside them, so they have hard shells around them (not all of them, like octopuses) to keep them in one solid animal. Those shells are made out of chitin. Also the cell walls of fungi are chitin.
What type of molecule is a chitin?
Chitin is polymerized N-acetylglucosamine.
Chitin is an example of what?
chitin is an example of a carbohydrate
Which carbohydrate is found in the exoskeleton of insects and crabs?
chitin
What do fungi use chitin for?
Chitin makes the cell wall
