If a potato is placed on a pure paper plate which is white a

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If a potato is placed on a pure paper plate which is white and unprinted and put in a microwave oven, the potato heats up but the paper plate does not. This is because:

[UPSC CSE Prelims 2010]

Potato is mainly made up of starch whereas paper is mainly made up of cellulose

Potato transmits microwaves whereas paper reflects microwaves

Potato contains water whereas paper does not contain water

Potato is a fresh organic material whereas' paper is a dead organic material