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Most diatoms are non-motile, simply being carried by currents and turbulence - however, some types move via flagellation (the swimming motion of small hair-like features called 'flagella'). Flagella are projections from the cell body which are moved back and forth (flagellated) to provide motion. Identical in structure to flagella (but somewhat shorter in length), cilia are present in mammals primarily to facilitate the movement of fluids and mucus across tissues/membranes.
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∙ 13y agoPennate diatoms can glide when they are resting on a substrate. They move pretty smoothly and can back up if they hit an obstruction. The Diatoms have a hole on the silica shell called the raphe. Somehow strands of material from the raphe help the diatom move along a surface. The process is not well understood but it does involve the same proteins (actin and myosin) that make human muscles move.
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∙ 14y agoDiatoms don't really move, though they float and some can travel short distances across the sea floor
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∙ 13y agopennate diatoms
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∙ 16y agoYes
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Which group can really move around best?
diatoms
How do diatoms shape help them survive?
Desiccated crystals or fibrils stick to surfaces when they are hydrated and when they contract they move the diatom along Centric diatoms ( marine) have radial symmetry in valve view and lack rapines and pseudoraphes . The outline of centric diatoms is usually circular, oval, or elliptical.
Group of objects in space that move around a central star?
Solar system
How do diatoms get their food?
they feed on stuff Diatoms are almost all photosynthetic. Most of the biological energy production (and oxygen production!) on earth is due to photosynthesis, and a little under half of it occurs in the ocean. Diatoms are responsible for a large proportion of the total energy production of the oceans, possibly as much as a half... They don't eat but make there own nutrients
Which group fought for the right to easily enter and move around in public spaces?
People with disabilities
Which group can really move around best?
diatoms
Which diatoms can move around the best?
pennate diatoms
How do diatoms get food?
as diatoms move through water they filter particles through their two silica shells
Does your diatoms move?
They should, unless they're dead.
What purpose do diatoms cell walls serve?
Movement --- Diatoms are able to move by secreting chemicals out of small holes in their cell walls and gliding on the slime:)
How do diatoms shape help them survive?
Desiccated crystals or fibrils stick to surfaces when they are hydrated and when they contract they move the diatom along Centric diatoms ( marine) have radial symmetry in valve view and lack rapines and pseudoraphes . The outline of centric diatoms is usually circular, oval, or elliptical.
Group of objects in space that move around a central star?
Solar system
Can bicycle pollute the earth?
NO its the best way to move around!
How do diatoms get their food?
they feed on stuff Diatoms are almost all photosynthetic. Most of the biological energy production (and oxygen production!) on earth is due to photosynthesis, and a little under half of it occurs in the ocean. Diatoms are responsible for a large proportion of the total energy production of the oceans, possibly as much as a half... They don't eat but make there own nutrients
Which group fought for the right to easily enter and move around in public spaces?
People with disabilities
What do diatoms eat?
Diatoms are in kingdom protista. They are also in the plantlike protist category so therefore they are eukaryotic, single or many celled, and have chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll. The chlorophyll causes them to use energy from the sun to make food that they eat. Diatoms are also filter-feeders. As they move through water, they filter particles through their two silica shells as means of processing food.
What is the best way to move drywall panels around on a jobsite?
with your nob
