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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome results when the gut microbiome in termites lacks flagellated protists?
A)Increased methane production in hindgut
B)Enhanced symbiotic cellulose digestion rate
C)Significantly reduced wood digestion efficiency✓
D)Improved nitrogen fixation by bacteria
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Reduced wood digestion occurs because flagellated protists enable Cellulose degradation within termites through motility-driven symbiotic associations; therefore, a protist deficit weakens xylophagy rather than enhancing other metabolic pathways.
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