39 fungal cell diagram
Biology of Fungi Lecture 3: Fungal Structure and Function Page 2 of 5 Fungal Cell Wall u Functions Q Structural barrier Q Determines pattern of cell growth and is partly dependent upon: l Chemical composition l Assembly of the wall components Q Environmental interface of the fungus l Protects against osmotic lysis l Acts as a molecular sieve l Contains pigments for protection The fungal cell wall is made of glucans and chitin; while glucans are also found in plants and chitin in the exoskeleton of arthropods, fungi are the only organisms that combine these two structural molecules in their cell wall. Unlike those of plants and oomycetes, fungal cell walls do not contain cellulose. We'll use the 2D cut-through cell diagrams you're used to to help explain where these structures are, what they look like and what they do. However, don't forget that cells exist in 3D and not only that, their structures move! Animal Cells. Animal cells have many different structures dep...