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All plants and animals contain starch of some kind. Cotton fibers are cellulose which is a particular type of starch.

Actually, that is not technically correct. A starch by definition has alpha 1,4 linkage between its molecules while cellulose has beta 1,4 linkage. If you used the iodine test for starch on a piece of cotton, you will get a negative result.

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