Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following protozoans lives in the guts of termites and helps them digest cellulose?

Leishmania

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Physarum

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Trichonymph

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Tetrahymena

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Solution

The correct option is C Trichonymph
Termites depend on protozoans which digest the cellulose ingested from the dead wood. Protozoa will die outside the termite and termite unable to digest the food without protozoans, hence they were in a symbiotic relationship.
So, the correct option is 'Trichonymph'.

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