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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.
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∙ 15y agoDiatoms need light for photosynthesis. They convert light, water and carbon dioxide into Carbs.
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What does Pinnularia eat?
Pinnularia is a family of freshwater algal diatoms, which are plants.
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.
What organism has silica walls?
class chrysophyta
What are Single celled organisms with rigid silica cell walls in many different shapes?
These organisms live in the sea, they are photosynthesising algae and are part of the Earths Phytoplankton. They are called "Diatoms".
What do Cuis eat?
They eat algae and diatoms
What eats diatoms?
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
What do cui ui eat?
They eat algae and diatoms
What do Cuis do?
They eat algae and diatoms
Do krill eat diatoms?
Yes.
What animals eat diatom?
Many aquatic organisms consume diatoms. Diatoms are an important type of primary producer in marine and freshwater systems and are a type of algae. In marine systems, many zooplankton and some small fish consume diatoms.
What do copecod zooplankton eat?
diatoms and dinoflagelletes
What do conchs zooplankton eat?
diatoms and dinofalgettes
How diatoms eat?
Most diatoms are photosynthetic (they use sunlight to provide them with energy), though some absorb soluble nutrients from their environment.
Do people eat diatoms?
krill, fish and humpack
What does Pinnularia eat?
Pinnularia is a family of freshwater algal diatoms, which are plants.
Would diatoms eat each other?
No becaus ethey are photosinthic
