A Flagellated Protist Lives Inside the Guts of Termites and Enables

question 79

Multiple Choice

A flagellated protist lives inside the guts of termites and enables the termites to digest the cellulose in wood as a food source. This protist belongs to the

• A) ciliates.
• B) Archaea.
• C) apicomplexans.
• D) amoebas.
• E) parabasalids.

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