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cellulose and chitin are considered structual polysaccharides because
they form tough structual cell walls in plants for example. They are the polysaccharides that are used to build a structual frame.
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∙ 10y agoBoth are polysaccharides derived from glucose monomers (chitin slightly different).
However, chitin is a polymer of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
Cellulose is a polymer of D-glucose.
Both are used as structural components of living organisms.
However, chitin is only found in certains animals and fungi, and cellulose is only found in plants.
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∙ 10y agoBoth chitin and cellulose are polymers formed from glucose-derived monomers (they are polysaccharides) and are used to form structural components in living organisms.
Chitin is found in fungi and certain animals.
Cellulose is found in plants.
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Chitin and cellulose are both polysaccharides that are found in living organisms.
In addition, they both form structural components in living organisms (cellulose in plants, and chitin in fungi and certain animals).
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∙ 10y agoBoth are carbohydrates.Polysaccharides.Perform structural functions.
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How is chitin different then cellulose?
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Polysaccharide that makes up cell walls of fungi?
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.
Does fungi have cell walls that contain chitin?
No, it is important to differentiate between plants and fungi. Plant cell walls contain a carbohydrate polymer called cellulose. Fungi cell walls contain a different type of carbohydrate polymer called chitin. Chitin is harder than cellulose.
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.
Which polysaccharide is most similar to chitin?
Cellulose
How are the polymers cellulose and chitin similar?
Both are carbohydrates,Polysaccharides.
What is a modified form of cellulose found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans?
There is no such tihng as a modified form of cellulose, but the word you are looking for is probably chitin, another organic molecule which is very similar to cellulose. Chitin is the second most abundant organic molecule on earth, second only to cellulose.
How is chitin different then cellulose?
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Polysaccharide that makes up cell walls of fungi?
Cellulose
What are some polysaccharides?
Cellulose; starch; chitin
What is the polymer of a carbohydrate?
Starch Cellulose, Glycogen and Chitin Polysaccharides and for the monomer is sugar
Example of polysaccharides?
Glycogen, starch, Cellulose and chitin
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.
Do fungal cell have chloroplasts?
Fungal cells do not have chloroplasts. However, they are similar to plant cells in other ways. They have cell walls, but they are made of chitin, not cellulose.
What is a non digestible polysaccharide?
Chitin and cellulose are both polysaccharides. Chitin is sturctural form of glucose in insects, the exoskeleton. Cellulose is the structural form of glucose in plants. When you "snap" a piece of plant, the "snap" is the cellulose. Cellulose can not be broken down by the stomache. It gets pushed out through the excretory system. Cellulose is fiber.
Which pair are both structrual carbohydrate molecules?
cellulose and chitin
