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Cellulose and starch are biological polymers. Humans are able to digest starch but not cellulose. Th โ€” Organic Chemistry Chemistry Question

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Cellulose and starch are biological polymers. Humans are able to digest starch but not cellulose. This difference is due primarily to a difference in the

A.

identity of the monomers in the two polymers.

B.

number of monomer units in the two polymers.

C.

orientation of the bonds joining the monomers.

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D.

percentage of carbon in the two polymers.

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