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Are trichonympha free living?
No, Trichonympha are not free-living organisms; they are symbiotic protozoa primarily found in the guts of termites. They play a crucial role in helping termites digest cellulose from wood, which is a vital part of their diet. Without these symbiotic relationships, termites would struggle to break down the cellulose effectively.
What symbiotic relationship is bacteria living on human skin?
It depends on weather you develop an infection from teh bacteria. There are naturally occuring bacteria on our skin all the time.
What did chloroplasts evolve from according to the endosymbiotic hypthesis?
Photosynthetic bacteria has evolved. Symbiotic living has turned it into chloroplasts
What is it called when bacteria does not hurt its host?
Any symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is unaffected is called a commensalisticrelationship.
Is a bacteria an living organism?
Yes, bacteria is an organism. Bacteria is large group of prokaryotic microorganisms that have a variety of different shapes and sizes and they have both parasitic and symbiotic relationships with animals and plants.
What kind of symbiotic relationship is bacteria living in a cow's stomachs help them break down the cellulose in grass?
Symbiotic.
Can carnivores digest cellulose?
NoHumans are unable to digest cellulose because the appropriate enzymes to breakdown the beta acetal linkages are lacking. (More on enzyme digestion in a later chapter.) indigestible cellulose is the fiber which aids in the smooth working of the intestinal tract.Animals such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, and termites have symbiotic bacteria in the intestinal tract. These symbiotic bacteria possess the necessary enzymes to digest cellulose in the GI tract. They have the required enzymes for the breakdown or hydrolysis of the cellulose; the animals do not, not even termites, have the correct enzymes. No vertebrate can digest cellulose directly.One of the comments indicated the reader is confused as to whether termites have the necessary enzymes to digest cellulose. The answer indicates, correctly, that they do not have the enzymes (innately). Instead, they have a symbiotic relationship with a bacteria that provides the needed enzymes. In other words, they have them, but only because a friendly organism supplies them with them.Reference: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/547cellulose.htmlfalse
Where do we think mitochondria and chloroplasts came from?
They are thought to evolved from bacteria. Symbiotic living have turned them into organelles
What type of symbiosis is bacteria living in the intestines of a cow to help break down cellulose?
Mutualism - both the bacteria and the cow benefit from this relationship. The bacteria help break down cellulose in the cow's intestines, providing nutrients for both the bacteria and the cow.
What symbiotic relationship is bacteria living on human skin?
It depends on weather you develop an infection from teh bacteria. There are naturally occuring bacteria on our skin all the time.
What animals contain microbes that can break down cellulose?
Cows, horses, sheep, goats, and termites have bacteria living inside their intestinal tract. These bacteria can break down cellulose that is in grass and other plants.
What did chloroplasts evolve from according to the endosymbiotic hypthesis?
Photosynthetic bacteria has evolved. Symbiotic living has turned it into chloroplasts
What is it called when bacteria does not hurt its host?
Any symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is unaffected is called a commensalisticrelationship.
What is non symbiotic nitrogen fixation with examples?
Non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation refers to the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form by certain free-living bacteria. Examples of non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria include Azotobacter and Clostridium. These bacteria play a crucial role in replenishing soil nitrogen levels and promoting plant growth in various ecosystems.
Is a bacteria an living organism?
Yes, bacteria is an organism. Bacteria is large group of prokaryotic microorganisms that have a variety of different shapes and sizes and they have both parasitic and symbiotic relationships with animals and plants.
Why cellulose easily digested in animals?
Because there are bacteria living in our guts which produce the enzyme (called cellulase) necessary to break cellulose into smaller parts. Otherwise it would be indigestable, and come out the way it came in.
Why can termites digest wood?
To digest cellulose, organisms must produce the enzyme cellulase. Humans and termites are unable to produce cellulase themselves but termites have living in their gut simple organisms (protozoa and bacteria) which can produce the enzyme. This is an example of mutualism - a relationship between two species in which both organisms benefit. The protoza and bacteria benefit by receiving a constant supply of food (wood) from the termite. The termite benefits from the energy-rich sugar released from the cellulose by the termites. For more details see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termite
