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Termite Feeding and the Protozoa

Termite Feeding and the Protozoa. +. =. Created by UH Termite Project. Spirotrichonympha leidyi Koidzumi. Holomastigotoides hartmanni Koidzumi. Formosan Subterranean Termites (Kingdom Animalia). Pseudotrichonympha grassii Koidzumi. Protozoa (Kingdom Protista).

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Termite Feeding and the Protozoa

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  1. Termite Feeding and the Protozoa + = Created by UH Termite Project

  2. Spirotrichonympha leidyi Koidzumi Holomastigotoides hartmanni Koidzumi Formosan Subterranean Termites (Kingdom Animalia) Pseudotrichonympha grassii Koidzumi Protozoa (Kingdom Protista) Symbiotic Relationship Association of two dissimilar organisms in a beneficial relationship + Created by UH Termite Project

  3. The Protozoan receives: • A home (shelter) by living in the termite gut. • Cellulose (food)from wood that the termite eats • The cellulose is digested and acetate, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and methane are produced and released. • The Termites receives/absorbs: • Acetate produced by the Protozoa. • The termites use the acetate as • their energy source to carry out daily bodily • functions. The Benefits of the Symbiotic Relationship Created by UH Termite Project

  4. The Transfer of Protozoa in a NEW colony The queen and the king are responsible for feeding and passing on the protozoa to the offspring in the new colony. Created by UH Termite Project

  5. The Transfer of Protozoa in an OLDER Colony The workers are responsible for feeding and transferring the protozoa in an older colony. • Stomadeal Feeding • Passing partially digested food with the mouth to another termite. • Proctodeal Feeding • Receiving food from the anus. Created by UH Termite Project

  6. head thorax abdomen External Anatomy of a TermiteIdentification of Body Sections 1.Head = The eyes, antennae, and mouthparts are on the head. 2.Thorax = The 3 pairs of legs are attached to the thorax. 3.Abdomen = The abdomen holds all reproductive organs. Created by UH Termite Project

  7. 5. Digested material passed out of the anus to feed others or build carton Internal Anatomy of a TermiteHow wood is digested 1. Pieces of wood enters the mouth. 2. Wood is ground in the crop. 3. Wood particles enters the hind gut and are consumed by the protozoans, who release acetate, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and methane. 4. Acetate release by protozoa is absorbed by the termite Created by UH Termite Project

  8. Omnivore Energy Source Carnivore Consumers/Hetertrophs Producers Herbivore SOIL BACTERIA (decomposers) Carnivore Producer Created by UH Termite Project

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