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Which of the following best explains why people can digest starch but cannot digest cellulose even though both molecules are composed of glucose monomers?

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  1. The bonds linking the monomers of starch differ in shape from the bonds linking the monomers of cellulose.
  2. Molecules of starch are much smaller than molecules of cellulose.
  3. Starch is an intracellular molecule, while cellulose is an extracellular molecule.
  4. Starch is hydrated by water, but cellulose is not.

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