Assertion: termite's protozoa | /r/CapableOf | break down cellulose
Facets:
value: into a simple sugar
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Cellulose digestion in lower termite families depends upon symbiotic flagellate protozoa, which live anaerobically (without oxygen) in the termite hindgut and secrete enzymes (cellulase and cellobiase) that break down cellulose into a simple sugar (glucose) and acetic acid.