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What function do bacteria and protists help termites to perform?
digestion
How do the protists get into the intestine of the young termites?
The termites are fed the feces of dead termites when they are young.
How do protists get inside of termites' digestive system?
they crawl
Which type of protist lives inside the gut of termites?
The protist that lives in the gut of termites is the Trichonympha sp.
How are termites able to digest wood?
because of a protist that lives in termites called trichonmpha
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.
Do termites have teeth?
termites have a powerful mouth capable of tearing wood into oblivian
How do termites and woodlice help in decay of wood?
Termites chew up solid wood and organisms in their guts digest this releasing the nutrients in the wood to the termites.
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.
Do the protists help or harm the animal?
they help the animal... they are not harmful
How does protists help the body?
Protists are not known to have a direct benefit to the human body. Some protists can cause diseases in humans, like malaria caused by Plasmodium. However, there are beneficial protists in other organisms, like in the rumen of cows where they help in digesting cellulose.
