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What is the main form of nutrition for diatoms?
Photosynthesis
What is diatoms niche?
They live in the sand sediment and drift along in the upper intertidal zone along the coastline. Diatoms form the "bubbles" that look like golden brown foam at the waters edge.
How do diatom eat?
Most diatoms are photosynthetic (they use sunlight to provide them with energy), though some absorb soluble nutrients from their environment.
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.
What is the main form of nutrition for diatoms?
Photosynthesis
When diatoms die what do they form and what is it used for?
Diatomaceous Earth. It's used as an anti caking agent in food, as and anhelminthic and as an external anti-parasitic.
What are large deposits of diatom remains called?
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.
What is the meaning by Diatoms?
Diatoms are a form of algae found almost everywhere. Commonly diatoms refers to the silica exoskeleton left behind when the alga dies. White Cliffs of Dover made from billions of diatom skeletons.
How do you draw a diatom?
Diatoms are two atoms of the same element bonded together. The only diatoms that form are Br2, I2, N2, Cl2, H2, O2, and F2. You can remember these diatoms using BrINClHOF (brinklehoff) as a mnemonic. Diatoms are drawn with a dash (-) in between the two atoms like so: Br-Br, I-I, N-N, etc.
If all diatoms went extinct what would happen to the earths atmosphere?
we would die
What is diatoms niche?
They live in the sand sediment and drift along in the upper intertidal zone along the coastline. Diatoms form the "bubbles" that look like golden brown foam at the waters edge.
How do diatom eat?
Most diatoms are photosynthetic (they use sunlight to provide them with energy), though some absorb soluble nutrients from their environment.
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.
