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NEET 2008
Exam
NEET
Year
2008
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Cell - The Unit of Life

NEET 2008 · Botany · Cell - The Unit of Life

Cellulose is the major component of cell walls of

Cellulose is the major component of cell walls of

Options

  1. APythium
  2. BXanthomonas
  3. CPseudomonas
  4. DSaccharomyces

Correct answer

A. Pythium

Step-by-step solution

Fungal cell wall contains 80−90%80-90 \% carbohydrates, the remainder being proteins and lipids. The typical feature of fungal cell wall is presence of chitin but cellulose does occur in cell walls of Oomycetes (eg, Pythium) and Hyphochytridiomycetes. The cell wall of Saccharomyces is thin, delicate, firm and chitinous in nature. It is made up of two polysaccharides namely glucans and mannan in combination with traces of protein, lipid. The cellulose is absent. The cell wall of bacteria is formed of peptidoglycan. It is a polymer of NN-acetyl glucosamine and NN-acetyl muramic acid.
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