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
at the end of winter . where might you look for diatoms
Diatoms can be found in oceans, freshwater, and also in soils on damp surfaces
They should, unless they're dead.
a diatoms dead cell wall
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.
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.
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!
Call for the Dead was created in 1961.