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What are cell walls mostly made of?

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A cell wall can be made up of different things depending on what you are talking about. A cell wall in plants are made up of cellulose. A cell wall in bacteria are made up of glycoprotein. A cell wall in fungi are made up of chitin.

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In plants, the cell wall is made up of fibrous cellulose. In animals, the cell membrane is primarily made up of phospholipids.

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Most cell walls are made from fibers of carbohydrate and protein.

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Cellulose

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Fungi cell walls are made up of what?

They are made up of mostly Chitin.


What polysaccharides makes up the plat cell walls?

Plant cell walls are mostly composed of cellulose. They also contain hemicellulose and pectin. Bacterial cell walls are made of peptidoglycan.


Does bacteraia have chitin?

No, most bacterial cell walls are made of, mostly, peptidoglycan.


What macromolecule are cell walls mostly made of?

In plants cell wall made up of cellulose. In fungi,it is chitin. In bacteria it is peptidoglycan


What is the most abundant organic compound found in the cell walls of plants?

Plant cell walls are mostly made up of cellulose which is a polymer of beta-glucose.


Does bacterial wall contain chitin?

As far as I'm aware - no. Chitin is present in the cell walls of funghi but I believe bacterial cell walls are mostly made of proteoglycans.


How do the cell walls of fungi differ from the cell walls of plants?

They differ because fungus cell walls are made of chitin whereas plant's cell walls are made of cellulose


What are plant cells walls mostly made of?

Plant cell walls are mostly made of chitin. Chitin is a derivative of glucose, and also makes up the exoskeletons of crustaceans and the internal shells of cephalopods.


What is plant cell walls made of?

A plant's cell wall is made up mostly of 2 compounds, cellulose and hemicellulose. Cellulose and hemicellulose aid in the release of protoplasts.


Does the protist kingdom have a cell wall?

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