Which of the following are actual mutualistic partnerships that involve a protist and a host organism?

a. cellulose-digesting gut protists: wood eating termites
b. dinoflagellates: reef building coral animals
c. trichomonas: humans
d. algae: certain foraminferans
e. all except that involving humans


Ans: e. all except that involving humans

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