What is the significance of chitin in arthropods?
the answers are
Chitin is a storage carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton.

Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton.

Chitin is a protein that forms their exoskeleton.

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What is the significance of chitin in arthropods?
the answers are
Chitin is a storage carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton.

Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton.

Chitin is a protein that forms their exoskeleton.

rushwr · Answer

Arthropods have their exoskeleton made up of chitin. And chitin is a structural polysaccharide/carbohydrate.

anonymous · Answer

Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton

rushwr · Answer

structural polysaccharides provide the rigidity to the cell. So chitin is a structural carbohydrate not a storage carbohydrate. :) Hope you got it :)