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Write the main differences between the structures of starch and cellulose. 

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100 to 3000 D- glucose units are joined by `alpha` 1, 4 - glycoside linkages and also `alpha` 1, 6 – cross links in starch. 300 to 2500 D- glucose units are joined by `beta` 1, 4-glycoside linkages in cellulose.
Cellulose has packed arrangement of chains. Hence, it is stiff and hard.
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