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What would happen if you fed termites a drug that killed trichonympha?

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Termite will not perform its function which is digesting cellulose. Hence termite will unable to decay woods.

Step-by-step explanation:

Termites and trichonympha ( a protist ) are in symbiotic relation. Trichonympha lives in the hind gut of a termite. Termites give a home to trichonympha while trichonympha produce an enzyme which is used by termites to digest cellulose. So without trichonympha, there will be no enzyme and no digesting activity by termites.

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