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What are chitin and cellulose?


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Chitin:

  1. Chitin is a big, structural polysaccharide composed of modified glucose chains.
  2. It is the primary component of insect exoskeletons and fungus cell walls.

Cellulose:

  1. Cellulose is a molecule made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.
  2. Cellulose is the primary component of plant cell walls.

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