Chitin
Chlorophyll - A green pigment found in chloroplasts that is used in photosynthesis.
Chloroplast - The organelle in plants and some protists that absorbs sunlight and uses the enery to synthesis organic compunds from CO2 and H2O.
You can add chitin-a polysaccharide complex found in both shellfish shells and nematode eggs-to the soil to help control nematodes; a commercial form called ClandoSan is available.
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The cells have their shape defined by a thick wall around the membrane, just like any plant, but this cell wall is not made of celulosis, but of chitin, the same substance found on insects exoskeletons.
 See also: Produce, Plant, Fungi, Filament, Hypha
  
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