Question

What is difference between cuticle and chitin?

Answer 1

Cuticle is the outer layer of skin, especially around the base and sides of fingernails. It refers to the layers of epidermal cells or keratinocytes that produce the horn protein keratin
Chitin is a hard substance in the outer shell of insects and animals such as shrimp and lobster. It consists of polysaccharides and forms the major constituent in the exoskeleton of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi.