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No they are a type of phytoplankton with siliceous cell walls.
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∙ 12y agoDiatoms are phytoplankton in different geometric shapes. In general their bodies have a covering of silica (like in glass) which makes them difficult to consume by other microorganisms.
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∙ 13y agoNo, diatoms are related to the golden-brown algae (Chrysophyta), but are generally classified in their own group, the Bacillariophyta.
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∙ 9y agoYes, they are a type of algae.
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What animals eat diatom?
Many aquatic organisms consume diatoms. Diatoms are an important type of primary producer in marine and freshwater systems and are a type of algae. In marine systems, many zooplankton and some small fish consume diatoms.
Are diatoms in glass?
Diatoms are single celled algae.
What Do Diatoms look like?
Diatoms are usually microscopic, but they can be 2mm in length. Marine diatoms are a yellowish brown colour.
Are the single-cell algae that grow in lakes and ponds zooplankton?
No, algae are not zooplankton, because zooplankton are animals and algae is a plant.
What eats diatoms?
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
What do copecod zooplankton eat?
diatoms and dinoflagelletes
What do conchs zooplankton eat?
diatoms and dinofalgettes
What animals eat diatom?
Many aquatic organisms consume diatoms. Diatoms are an important type of primary producer in marine and freshwater systems and are a type of algae. In marine systems, many zooplankton and some small fish consume diatoms.
What is marine plankton?
Plankton is a very general term, and is used to describe the tiny, floating organisms in the water. Phytoplankton are plants, and zooplankton are animals. Phytoplankton is usually algae, although zooplankton has many different forms. Zooplankton includes any free-floating animal larvae, some diatoms, radiolarians, some dinoflagellates, foraminifera, amphipods, krill, copepods, and salps.
What are some examples of phytoplankton and zooplankton?
Diatoms, Green and Golden Algae and Cyanobacteria Golden algae live in lakes and oceans, while diatoms live in freshwater and saltwater.
How many cells are in plankton?
The number of plankton is uncountable, even if you were to try to determine specie count rather than population. Plankton include many creatures - bacteria, algae, various protozoa, diatoms, etc - that drift in the ocean and are food for many marine animals. There are phytoplankton that make their own food via photosynthesis. Zooplankton eat phytoplankton or smaller zooplankton. Bigger animals eat the zooplankton, and so on.
What are the two types of planktons?
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Can zooplankton eat seaweed and what can eat zooplankton?
no zooplankton dont eat seaweed, and krill eats zooplankton, some whales eat zooplankton, there are also others i cant think of
Which diatoms can move around the best?
pennate diatoms
Are diatoms in glass?
Diatoms are single celled algae.
Are diatoms fungus like?
diatoms are a microalgae group
What is scientific name of diatoms?
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.
