This is known as parasitism.
In biology, parasitism is a relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.

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animals cannot produce enzymes to digest cellulose, yet many termite species consume cellulose from plant material as a main par

dimaraw [331]

Answer:

Termites have cellulose-digesting protists in their guts.

Explanation:

Termites are able to access nutrients contained in cellulose due to their mutualistic association with some cellulose-digesting protists such as <em>Trichonympha</em> and M<em>ixotricha</em>. The protists produce cellulase in addition to other glycolytic enzymes that work together to convert cellulose to malate.

The malate produced is further metabolized to produce $CO_2$ , hydrogen, acetate and energy in the form of ATP.

The protists get sheltered in the termite's gut in return.

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How can we reduce the Disadvantages of Human-made Materials?

Ostrovityanka [42]

A way we can reduce disadvantages of human made materials is simply by finding new uses for them such as when plastic is molded and used for a container of a liquid.

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