NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fungi-like protists (AKA molds) also have cell walls containing cellulose. In this way, they are more similar to other protist species than true fungi, whose cell walls contain chitin.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fungi-like protists look and live like fungi at first glance, inconspicuous, mold-like decomposers inhabiting soil and other moist areas. They have cell walls made of cellulose, often have multiple nuclei, and are motile during at least part of their life cycle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chitin and chitosan are two related polysaccharides that provide important structural stability to fungal cell walls. Often embedded deeply within the cell wall structure, these molecules anchor other components at the cell surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among protists, the algae and plant-like protists have cell walls composed of cellulose and hemicellulose. The main chemical component of the cell wall in fungi is chitin, including glucans and glycoproteins, while in plants, the main component of the cell wall is cellulose.