Multiple choice

The symbiont in the gut of termites is

  1. trichonympha

  2. vorticella

  3. gonyaulax

  4. paramecium

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Explanation

 Trichonympha is a genus of parabasalid protists that live in the intestines of many, if not most, termite species. They are symbiotes, in that they break down the cellulose in the wood and plant fibers their hosts eat.