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What polysaccharide is used to construct the cell walls of fungi?

Chitin

Cellulose

Peptidoglycan

Amylose

Explanation

Fungal cell walls can be differentiated from plant and bacterial cell walls in that they are made of the polysaccharide chitin. Plant cell walls use cellulose, and bacteria use peptidoglycan. Amylose is a component of starch.

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