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Two cell-wall samples are chemically analysed: Sample P contains cellulose, galactans, mannans and calcium carbonate. Sa

Algal walls may contain cellulose, galactans, mannans and minerals such as calcium carbonate. In other plants, the wall is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, pectins and proteins.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life Eukaryotic Cell - Cell Wall and Cell Membrane - Fluid Mosaic Model

Lignin is derived from:

Go with C — Phenylpropanoids. Under PLANT SEC METABOLITES, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Fatty acids; B) Terpenes; D) Sugars. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.