Question

You are observing a non -chlorophyllous, eukaryotic organism with a chitinous cell wall under a microscope. You shall describe the organism as a

• A. Fungus
• B. Alga
• C. Protozoan
• D. Bacterium

Answer 1

The correct option is A Fungus

The alga cell wall is made up of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. Red algae possess complex composite cell walls made of cellulose, xylan or mannan fibrils and extensive matrix polysaccharides. The protozoan cell wall is made up of intertwined and crisscrossed microfibrils of cellulose. In bacteria cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan. fungus contains a chitinous cell wall and is eukaryotic in nature.

So the correct answer is 'Fungus'.