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Because Diatoms are largest in number and distributed evenly in the water to get maximum sunshine. Their largest number and efficient mode of food synthesis make them chief producers of ocean just as the grasses are on the land mass.
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Diatoms are the major primary producers in what ecosystem?
Marine
3 producers in the ocean?
Killer whales (Orcinus orca), planktonic crustaceans (Amphionides reynaudii), Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), and sea urchins(Echinoidea), to name but two of each.
Is a diatoms a carnivores?
Diatoms are microscopic plants (phytoplankton) found in oceans and lakes. Their cell wall is made of Silica which remain after the diatom dies. Diatoms are single celled, photosynthetic algae this means that they are producers!!
What are producers in a marine ecosystem?
Phytoplankton (microalgae), seaweeds (macroalgae) and chemoautotrophic bacteria in order of declining importance.
Where do diatoms bloom?
Diatoms are a major group of eukaryotic algae, and are one of the most common types of phytoplankton. Diatoms occur in virtually every environment that contains water. This includes not only oceans, seas, lakes and streams, but also soil.
What are some producers in the Atlantic Ocean?
Phytoplankton feeds most of the life in the ocean . (:
Is diatoms a decomposer?
diatoms are producers, not decomposers. they are photosynthetic organisms
Why are diatoms and other algae important to the ocean?
They are the primary producers that trap the Sun's energy and thus the basis of all life in the oceans.
What happens to diatoms in deep ocean water?
Depending on depth of ocean, the diatoms size shrinks
Are diatoms producers?
Yes, i believe they are. They are a type of algae
Diatoms are the major primary producers in what ecosystem?
Marine
Which primary producers in most ocean ecosystems and that which produce energy through photosynthesis?
Phytoplankton are single celled primary producers present in the sunlit upper layers of the ocean. These include diatoms, cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates etc. All life depends on these primary producers to acquire entry through photosynthesis.
3 producers in the ocean?
Killer whales (Orcinus orca), planktonic crustaceans (Amphionides reynaudii), Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), and sea urchins(Echinoidea), to name but two of each.
What are some of the different kinds of producers found in the marine ecosystem?
Algae and diatoms
What is the most numerous organism in the ocean?
diatoms
Is a diatoms a carnivores?
Diatoms are microscopic plants (phytoplankton) found in oceans and lakes. Their cell wall is made of Silica which remain after the diatom dies. Diatoms are single celled, photosynthetic algae this means that they are producers!!
What are the producers in the Arctic Ocean?
Producers?
