All Fungi Have ________ in Their Cell Walls

Question

All fungi have ________ in their cell walls.
A) chitin
B) cellulose
C) pectin
D) peptidoglycan
E) ergesterol

Accepted Answer

All fungi have chitin in their cell walls, which is a strong, flexible polysaccharide that provides structural support. Cellulose is found in the cell walls of plants, pectin is found in plant cell walls and helps to fill small spaces between cells, and peptidoglycan is found in bacterial cell walls. Ergosterol is a steroid found in fungal cell membranes.