the ground-up diatoms are added to cleansers because they are hard and don't scratch any surface.
Diatoms are very fine abrasives . . . they help in the toothbrushing process to remove plaque.
Diatoms, or diatomaceous earth, are used in many different ways as fine abrasives or as filters in lab work.
Piles of diatom shells deposited over millions of years from a fine, crumbly substance. Diatoms are used since they are a fine abrasive which can be used for "scrubbing" our teeth.
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All diatoms are enclosed by a frustule that is made up of two valves fitted together by a connective zone called a girdle.
Diatoms are single celled algae.
Diatoms are usually microscopic, but they can be 2mm in length. Marine diatoms are a yellowish brown colour.
i know some types of plankton eat diatoms and so do sponges,jellyfish and crabs and ther is still many more things that eat diatoms
Sometimes
Sometimes they are both.
All diatoms are enclosed by a frustule that is made up of two valves fitted together by a connective zone called a girdle.
pennate diatoms
Diatoms are single celled algae.
diatoms are a microalgae group
Diatoms are algae, diatoms are protists. Diatoms are placed in the division Bacilliariophyta, which is distinguished by the presence of an inorganic cell wall composed of hydrated silica.
Diatoms are usually microscopic, but they can be 2mm in length. Marine diatoms are a yellowish brown colour.
diatoms are producers, not decomposers. they are photosynthetic organisms
class chrysophyta
Diatoms account for 23% of the primary productivity of the world, that's what they do!
Most Diatoms are Photosynthetic but some have evolved to be heterotrophic