The leaf-cutter ants of Central America use leaves as food to cultivate the basidiomycete Lepiota in special underground chambers.Streptomyces bacteria coat parts of the ants' cuticles and secrete a potent antifungal that kills an ascomycete that attacks the cultivated fungus.Which of these interacting organisms or structures does not have cell walls?

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The ant is the only organism listed that does not have a cell wall. Lepiota, the ascomycete, and Streptomyces all have cell walls. The leaf is a structure and not a living organism, so it does not have a cell wall.

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