is it chitin of cellulose..or sth else
2006-08-21 00:51:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
AND I M REFERING TO FUNGUS LIKE PROTISTS... NOT FUNGUS!
2006-08-24 03:03:14 · update #1
it actually depends and it's too long to explain. check this website out instead for more info: http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/protista.html
2006-08-21 00:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by boyhukas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I teach biology in High school...
Not all species of fungi have cell walls but in those that do, the cell walls are composed of cellulose and chitin, the same carbohydrate that gives strength to the exoskeletons of insects. They serve a similar purpose to those of plant cells, giving fungal cells rigidity and strength to hold their shape and preventing osmotic lysis. It also limits the entry of molecules that may be toxic to the fungus, like plant-produced and synthetic fungicides.
It is not a lipid bi-layer like Max below me thinks... he is using a poor reference
2006-08-21 00:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by Gregg P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gregg P is right, but fungi are not protists.
2006-08-21 04:10:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lipids (look it up).. Chitin is a hard protein shell on the outside of insects.
2006-08-21 01:00:18 · answer #4 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you r thinking right.Cell wall is a non-living structure madeup of cellulose.
2006-08-21 00:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by im4friend 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2016-03-19 01:13:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was protein...maybe cellulose
2006-08-21 00:57:13 · answer #7 · answered by hypnofreeze 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋