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Synedra (diatom)
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Economic Importance - Swimming Pool Filters, Killing Insects, Reduce High Blood Pressure
They're eukaryotes
Synedra (diatom)
Fun facts
- When diatoms reproduce they get smaller in size.
- 25,000 species of diatoms have been found.
- Many species of diatoms stay connected after the cells.
- Diatoms strengthen hair, nails, gums & teeth
- The brown scrum you see on rocks in the is probably diatoms.
- Diatoms were discovered in 1702 by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek.
Has a cell wall - made of Silica.
ariana garcia :) - 3rd period
They reproduce asexually; by forming two valves (the long green stuff) inside the parent frustule aka "silica" They then divide and separate.
Ecological Importance -
- Diatoms are a major food source for marine and microorganisms & animal larvae.
They're um
unicellular...
They move around a lot, meaning they're mobile.
How do they obtain energy?
- Diatoms get energy from the sun to use in the process of photosynthesis. Sooo they're basically autotrophic if you didn't get that.
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