Which choice is an example of a symbiotic association of a protozoan with its mode of association? . A Plasmodium in the blood c
ells 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.
"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 <span>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". </span>
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 <em>Trichonympha. </em>
<em>Trichonympha</em> 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.
