Question

Which choice is an example of a symbiotic association of a protozoan with its mode of association? . A Plasmodium in the blood cells of humans help in the digestions of food material stored within. . B.Trypanosoma lives in the intestine and helps in absorption of nutrients . . C.Trichonympha lives in the gut of termites and digests cellulose eaten by the termite.

Answer 1

The correct answer will be option-C

Step-by-step explanation:

Termites are the insects which feed on the wood. Termites are unable to digest the food material that is cellulose on their own which is mediated by the single-celled organism called Trichonympha.

Trichonympha is the protozoans which live inside the guts of these termites s endosymbionts as these protozoans help digest the cellulose by producing cellulases and in return favored by the termites receiving the shelter and the food.

Thus, Option-C is the correct answer.

Answer 2

"Trichonympha lives in the gut of termites and digests cellulose eaten by the termite" is the choice among the choices given in the question that is an example of a symbiotic association of a protozoan with its mode of association. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "C".