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How do the protists get into the intestine of the young termites?
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The termites are fed the feces of dead termites when they are young.
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How do protists get inside of termites' digestive system?
they crawl
What function do bacteria and protists help termites to perform?
digestion
How does the zooflagellate trichonympha make it possible for termites to eat wood?
Trichonympha is a wood digesting protist that lives in the digestive system of termites. Digestive enzymes produced by the protists break down the particles of wood which you can see inside the protists body.Hope that helped c:
If protists didn't live inside the stomachs of termites what would happen to the termite?
The termites would be unable to break down the cellulose in the wood. This would make the termites starve to death because they need the nutients from the cellulose to survive.
How are termites able to digest wood?
because of a protist that lives in termites called trichonmpha
What kind of protists are in the desert?
One type of protozoan that lives in the desert is Trichonympha agilis. They live in the intestines of termites in the desert.
What are the symbiosis participants and symbiotic relationship in anthrax and AIDS?
Plant Root Nodules: It is between nitrogen fixing bacteria and nodules in legumes. It is mutualism. The bacteria lives in small areas on the roots of legumes called nodules. The bacteria causes nitrogen fixation and the ammonia is absorbed by the plants. Digestion of Cellulose: It is between termites and protists in it's intestine. It is mutualism also. The termite is dependent upon the protozoa living in its intestine to durive nutrition. The protists digest the cellulose in wood. Ultimately, if termites didnt have protists, they would continue to eat wood and not be able to digest it and would die of starvation because they wouldn't be getting any nutrition.
What are termites predetors?
Birds, ants, spiders, lizards, and dragonflies have been seen preying on young, winged termites.
What is the symbiotic relationship of protists?
A mutualistic (where both organisms benefit) relationship can be found between the Stentor and Algae, where the Stentor can get food from the Algae and the Algae can be protected from other organisms.
What eats termites?
There a number of things that eat termites but the most common is ants. Ants are known to invade a termite nest to eat the young termites as well as the termites themselves. Lizards, spiders, birds, certain marsupials and bats also eat them.
How do you digest food with fiber?
In order to digest food with fiber, you need to have the enzyme cellulase that can break down the bonds between the two cellulose molecules, or have a symbiotic organism that does. Such symbiotic relationship is the case for termites. Inside the intestines of termites, there are small protists known as Trichonymphathat digests wood.
What imact does protist have on humans?
Protists are mostly harmful for humans. They are endoparasites (Tapeworm) inhabiting human intestine. One best example is Plasmodium which causes the Malaria in humans.
