The Leaf-Cutter Ants of Central America Use Leaves as Food

Multiple Choice

The leaf-cutter ants of Central America use leaves as food to cultivate the basidiomycete Lepiota in special underground chambers.To use leaves as an energy source,Lepiota must do which of the following?

A) produce antibiotics to kill Streptomyces
B) produce antibiotics to kill the ascomycete
C) secrete enzymes to digest cellulose
D) secrete enzymes to digest chitin
E) ingest and break down the leaves