Your friend asks for your help checking their essay about sugar production and use in plants. They have found an online encyclopedia that says the following. “Plants produce glucose via photosynthesis. Glucose is linked together to form the carbohydrate starch.” Your friend is confused, though, because a university website states that “glucose is linked together to form cellulose, the main part of plant cell walls.” Help your friend fact check their information. In 3-5 sentences, describe how they can determine which website(s) to believe and how these 2 statements are true. Please include the terms glucose, carbohydrate starch, and cellulose in your answer. Please include the terms glucose, carbohydrate starch, and cellulose in your answer. (4 points)

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To determine which website to believe, your friend should consider the credibility of the sources, looking for academic or reputable organizations affiliated with educational institutions. Both statements about glucose are accurate but refer to different processes and results. Glucose is produced through photosynthesis and can be linked together to form carbohydrate starch, which serves as an energy reserve in plants. Additionally, glucose units can also be linked to form cellulose, which is a critical structural component of plant cell walls. Thus, both the encyclopedia and the university website highlight important functions of glucose in plants, but they focus on different applications.