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What natural polymer makes up paper

User MintyAnt
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I'm pretty sure that it's Cellulose, not sure

Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on Earth. The woody parts of trees, the paper we make from them.

User Daniel Brink
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The natural polymer that makes up paper is starch. I hope this helps!

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