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← Nature & AnimalsWhich consequence results when disruptions affect hindgut fermentation within termites?
A)Increased pathogen vulnerability
B)Reduced toxin metabolization
C)Decreased cellulose digestion✓
D)Lower methane production
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Disruptions cause decreased cellulose digestion because symbiotic microbes facilitate cellulose breakdown via hindgut fermentation; therefore less energy is derived. Lower methane production is indirectly affected, but digestion is primarily impacted rather than methane or toxins, affecting energy acquisition before structural components.
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