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The main constituent of the plant cell wall is
- A. chitin
- B. peptidoglycan
- C. glycogen
- D. cellulose
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Answer: (D) cellulose
The cell wall of plant cells is a rigid outer covering made chiefly of cellulose, which gives them shape and protects against mechanical stress. Chitin forms the cell wall of fungi and the exoskeleton of insects, peptidoglycan occurs in bacterial walls, and glycogen is a storage polysaccharide in animals. Animal cells lack a cell wall.
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