What biological material are insects made out of?

Question

Can an insect be created in a lab?

Answer 1

Again Chitin is the right answer, it is similar to the material toe nails, finger nails, and I believe hair is made out of, which is keratin (notice the tin as a suffix, this will help out a lot in future bio and chem classes when categorizing)

Answer 2

Insects have specific parts (six legs and three main body parts - the head, thorax, and abdomen), and they're all made out of the same stuff that makes up you and me - oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.

Nope, we can't create insects in a lab yet but who knows, maybe one day.

Answer 3

Thier exoskeleton is made from chitin.

And no they can't be made in the lab yet.

Answer 4

Insects are eucaryotes like trees and humans, they are made of the same stuff and have similar biochemistry to humans, though there are many differences too.  

Their DNA works the same way as in humans or other animals and insect eggs have been used in genetic engineering to produce human and other animal proteins.

A gene called "eyeless" which was discovered in fruit flies years ago can be knocked out in fruit fly eggs.  The resulting adult insect has no eyes.  A similar gene with nearly identical structure and sequence is in mammals.  If it is knocked out in rabbit embryos, the rabbit is born without eyes.  

Insect skeletons are on the outside and are made up of a combination of protein and sugars called chitin.  This is found in crabs, shrimp and lobsters too.  

Heres a funny fact.  Almost all animals have receptors on their cells which recognise cannabinoid compounds.  But insects don't, so it's no use leaving pot out for the cockroaches, they won't enjoy it.