To determine which website(s) to believe, your friend should first evaluate the credibility of the sources by checking the authors' qualifications and the publication date to ensure the information is current. They can cross-reference both statements with reputable textbooks or scientific articles that discuss plant biology to see if they find supporting evidence for one claim over the other. Finally, looking for consensus among multiple reliable sources can help them ascertain which claim is more widely accepted in the scientific community.
My 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, thought, 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 sentences, describe how they can determine which website(s) to believe.
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