NEET 2015
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2015
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Animal Kingdom
NEET 2015 · Botany · Animal Kingdom
The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the...
The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the polymerization of:
Options
- AD-glucosamine
- BN-acetylglucosamine
- CLipoglycans
- DKeratin sulphate and chondroitin sulphate
Correct answer
B. N-acetylglucosamine
Step-by-step solution
The exoskeleton of Arthropods is made up of chitin. Chitin is a mucopolysaccharide made up of monomeric glucose derivative N-acetylglucosamine. It is found in the cell wall of fungi and also in the exoskeleton of crustaceans.