Question

Structural polysaccharides include: chitin, peptidoglycan, and cellulose. In all three, the monomers are joined by the

types of bonds shown in the picture of cellulose above. These polysaccharides are structural components of the cell
walls of different organisms. Which of these does NOT correctly pair the polysaccharide with the organism in which it
is found?

Answer 1

Chitin; archaebacteria. Chitin is found in fungi. Peptidoglycan is found in bacteria and some archaebacteria. Cellulose is found in plants. Animals do not have cell walls.