How do diatoms influence the earths systems? Two ways
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Diatoms are the major primary producer in the globe. They produce oxygen more than the all the world tropical forests put together. Whatever the oxygen taken inside by us are atleast 1/4 of its from diatoms. Recently freshwater diatoms are also used as bioindicators, to detect the pollution.
Most of Earth's photosynthesis is carried out in the ocean by organisms in the Protist Kingdom: seaweed, diatoms, etc.
the ground-up diatoms are added to cleansers because they are hard and don't scratch any surface.
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
a diatoms dead cell wall
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Diatomaceous earth is a mineral formed from the skeletons of tiny marine organisms called diatoms.
Diatoms are the major primary producer in the globe. They produce oxygen more than the all the world tropical forests put together. Whatever the oxygen taken inside by us are atleast 1/4 of its from diatoms. Recently freshwater diatoms are also used as bioindicators, to detect the pollution.
Most of Earth's photosynthesis is carried out in the ocean by organisms in the Protist Kingdom: seaweed, diatoms, etc.
describe the flow of energy and the cycling of matter thourgh the earth
Algae provides much of the earth's oxygen and their skeletons (especially diatoms) build up to make certain limestone.
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the ground-up diatoms are added to cleansers because they are hard and don't scratch any surface.
This is a really good question. Fundamentally, we must understand that scientific discoveries are built upon past investigations and studies. A hypothesis and a model is first proposed and tested, and either falsified or verified. Other scientists test the claim by performing further experiments. Therefore it is important that scientists know of each others' works. This is made possible by modern communication systems. With these systems in place, news of a scientific discovery or milestone on one side of the Earth can be transmitted quickly to another part of the Earth, thus allowing more scientists to test the claim and to move toward even greater scientific discoveries.
The cell wall of diatoms are very thick and remain long after the diatoms die. when the cell wall remains of many dead diatoms clump together, they form a crumbly, abrasive substance called diatomaceous earth or diatomite.============================================The rock type called Chalk is also made of diatom skeletons.