Question

Cell wall in fungi is made up of ________

(a) Chitin

(b) Cellulose

(c) Amino acids

(d) Proteins

The question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Whittaker’s Classification of Organisms topic in division Biological Classification of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Chitin

The best explanation: Cell wall in fungi is made up of chitin. In plants, the cell wall is made up of Cellulose. Whittaker’s classification managed to consider the nature of cell wall which resulted in Fungi and Plants forming two different kingdoms.