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Both starch and cellulose are glucose polymers. why can animals easily degrade starch, but not cellulose?
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Both starch and cellulose are glucose polymers. why can animals easily degrade starch, but not cellulose?

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Human bodies contain enzymes that can break down starch into glucose and use it for fuel. We do not have the enzymes necessary to breakdown cellulose.
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