The cell wall of a fungus is made mainly of
- A. cellulose
- B. peptidoglycan
- C. chitin
- D. lignin
Explanation
Fungal walls are built from chitin, the same nitrogen containing polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of insects, which is one reason fungi are placed in their own kingdom rather than with plants. Plant walls are cellulose and bacterial walls are peptidoglycan. Lignin is an additional strengthening material deposited in the walls of woody plant tissue.
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