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What is the organism inside a termite's stomach that breaks down the wood?
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There are tiny organisms inside a termite, protozoa, that eat it. The product of that is edible by both the protozoa and the termite.
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How do trichonympha help termites?
A termite is the only insect that can digest wood cellulose... The reason they can do this is the trichonympha live inside the termites and they are what breaks the wood down making it digestible.
How do termites and cows digest cellulose?
Inside the termites digestive tract, there is a symbotic microorganisms by the name of Trichonympha sphaerica who also has a symbiotic microorganism inside of it that digest the cellulose so that the termite can eat it. For cows it is the same they have symbiotic microorganisms inside of them that breaks down the cellulose but I am uncertain of the name.
What does the termite do for the trichonympha?
A termite is the only insect that can digest wood cellulose... The reason they can do this is the trichonympha live inside the termites and they are what breaks the wood down making it digestible.
How are termites able to digest wood?
because of a protist that lives in termites called trichonmpha
What would happen if you fed termites a drug that killed Trichonympha?
A termite is the only insect that can digest wood cellulose... The reason they can do this is the trichonympha live inside the termites and they are what breaks the wood down making it digestible. So in short they would not be able to digest their food.
Do Meerkats eat termites and do they go in termite mounds to get the termites?
Yes they eat termites but the don't go inside the mounds to get them.
What is a termite's favorite breakfast?
Termites ingest wood, but it's the bacteria inside their bodies that digest it.
Which type of protist lives inside the gut of termites?
The protist that lives in the gut of termites is the Trichonympha sp.
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.
How do protists get inside of termites' digestive system?
they crawl
What is inside the stomach?
The mixture inside the stomach is called chyme - a composite of acid, enzymes, and the food (bolus) that was consumed. The enzymes released in the stomach are called proteases, such as pepsin, which breaks down proteins into dipeptides and amino acids. The acid is hydrochloric acid created when parietal cells produce hydrogen and chlorine ions, making the solution in the stomach a pH of 1.5-2, low enough to dissolve iron nails.
Salivary amylase breaks down starches?
breakdown of amylase and amylopectin into disaccharides and trisaccharides
