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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.
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.
Are consumers at the bottom of the food chain?
No. Producers are at the bottom of the food chain.
What organism has silica walls?
class chrysophyta
What is the purpose of diatoms in the food chain?
Diatoms are a group of algae and most of them are unicellular. Within the food chain they serve as producers, producing organic compounds like fat, carbohydrates and proteins.
Were do diatoms fall in the food chain?
I dont know!!!! Im guessing that the fall higher on the protiest but they are not massave!
How do diatoms get food?
as diatoms move through water they filter particles through their two silica shells
Scientists are concerned that the depletion of the ozone layer will result in a reduction of populations of marine algae such as diatoms and dinoflagellates. Recall the ecological role of these organi?
They are the first organisms in the aquatic food chain.
How do diatoms obtain food?
they use photosynthesis to make energy
What does jellyfish diatoms and cope-pod have in common?
Diatoms, Cope pods, and Jellyfish are all forms of plankton and are the foundation of the ocean food web
Why is a komodo dragon food chain not a food chain?
It is a food chain.
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
What is a mekong food chain?
A Mekong food chain is a food chain of the Mekong region
If an animal from food chain is disappeared then what will be its effect on the food chain?
it would effect the food chain because one part of the food chain is missing
What is a diagram that shows how energy in fod flows from one organism to another?
A food chain.
Where can you find a piranha food chain. Or a food chain with a piranha in it?
the piranha cannot be at the end of the food chain.
