Question

Which of the following organisms have chitin in their cell walls?

• A. Bamboo
• B. Crocodile
• C. Bread Mould
• D. Vibrio cholerae

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Bread Mould

Bacterial, fungal and plant cells have cell walls. Bacterial cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan, plant cell walls are made up of cellulose and the fungal cell walls are made up of chitin. In the given options, Bamboo is a plant, a crocodile is an animal (never bears a cell wall), bread mould is a fungus and Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium. so, bread mould has chitin in its cell wall.