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We think of termites as insects that eat wood. However, termites cannot digest the wood and rely on a variety of eukaryotic and prokaryotic gut microbes to digest cellulose. Without the microbes, the termites will still ingest wood but will starve. This, then, is an example of a(n);obligate mutualism.obligate antagonism.facultative mutualism.facultative antagonism.None of the answer options is correct.
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