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Answer:
The exoskeleton of meal worm is made up of chitin.The amount of chitin is 13% in the body of larva of meal worm.
Explanation:
The larval form of darkling beetle is called meal worm which are edible in Southeast Asia.Baked and fried meal worm is a edible healthy food source.
Meal worm is rich in mineral and nutrient.100 gm of raw meal worm provides 206 calories,14-25 gm of protein and other minerals like potassium,sodium,zinc,selenium,copper,iron etc
More over it contain essential vitamin.
They are used as a food for dog,fish,reptiles,birds and are also used in fishing bait.
The juvenile hormone is applied in meal worm so that they will remain in the larval form and don't undergo adult stage.
The external skeleton structure that protects and supports the framework of organisms is called the exoskeleton. Insects like spiders, crabs, shellfish, cockroaches, grasshoppers etc. have exoskeletons.
Their exoskeletons contain the polysaccharide option 3. chitin.
The composition of the exoskeleton can be explained as:
- Most insects have hard outer coverings called exoskeleton made up of various polysaccharides that protect the inner soft organs and tissues.
- The exoskeleton comprises polysaccharides and proteins called chitins. It is the amplest form of amino polysaccharide which is transparent and flexible.
Therefore, chitin is the polysaccharide found in mealworms.
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