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If an individual P. bursaria contains Chlorella, what should each partner gain from the other in...

  1. If an individual P. bursaria contains Chlorella, what should each partner gain from the other in the endosymbiosis?
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Paramecium bursaria contains chlorella as an endosymbiont. It appears in green color due to the presence of hundreds of chlorella cells in its cytoplasm. Chlorella is located in the alga-complexes which divide at a rate compatible with that of the paramecium.
It is shown that Paramecium with chlorella as endosymbiont is able to grow and survive better than the non-symbiotic individuals.
The symbiont (Chlorella) is able to extract nourishment from the host when the light is absent. Chlorella enters the food vacuole and interferes with its digestion and persists within it.

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