Do mushrooms have chitin

Answer 1

Yes, see the following: The walls of the mycelium, which make up the solid substance of the mushroom, are composed of chitin, the substance forming the exoskeleton of insects. Humans do not have the necessary enzymes to digest this material. Cooking breaks down the mycelial walls, releasing the nutritious components of the fungus available for assimilation as food. (http://www.mssf.org/cookbook/part_4.html)

Answer 2

Yes, since your category is in butterflies and moths, they have segmented exoskeletons.

A response to the first answer:

Um, you mean No, they don't. Endoskeletons are the opposite of exoskeletons, and insects have exoskeletons (external, shell-like) rather than the endoskeletons (internal bone frameworks) we are being asked about.

Answer 3

No. However, when plants are exposed to chitin, it tends to elicit a defensive response from the plant. In this way, chitin and chitosan (the deacetylated form of chitin) are often used as biopesticides in agriculture, as opposed to toxic chemicals. This interesting plant response is most likely an evolutionary adaptation by plants to insects, since chitin forms the exoskeletons of insects (which feed on such plants).

Answer 4

Yes.

Insects have "exoskeletons" made of chitin. This means that instead of having hard bones ("endoskeletons") inside of their bodies, they have hard shells made of chitin on the outside.

"exo" means "outside", and "endo" means "inside".

Answer 5

Many invertebrates (though not all) have chitin in their structures.

Arthropods (insects, crustaceans, etc.) have exoskeletons made of chitin.

Insects (such as butterflies) have wings made of chitin.

Mollusks have shells strengthened by chitin.

Cephalopods (octopus and squid) have beaks made of chitin.

Answer 6

Yes. Chitin forms the exoskeletons of insects, as wells as wings and other hardened structures in insect anatomy.

Answer 7

no. chitin is a protein found in cell walls on fungi. the exoskeletons of Arthropods r also made of chitin

Answer 8

No, mushrooms do not contain chitin. Chitin is a structural carbohydrate found in the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods, as well as in the cell walls of fungi like mushrooms.

Answer 9

No only mammals have fur or hair.