Diatoms

Hey guys, this week I have been studying organisms. As my homework I need to write about any organism on the tree of life and I chose Diatoms, Diatoms are from the Eukaryotic kingdom and from the branch Heterokonts.

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Diatoms

1: Diatoms are a major group of algae.  

2: Diatoms play an important role in the formation of the Earth's structure.

3: They are found on damp surfaces, in the oceans, rivers,  lakes, streams, estuaries, puddles, on wet 

 rocks, and in various soils.

4: Scientific name: Bacillariophyceae.   

5: Diatoms live in glass houses. Their cell walls are made of silica, the same material that's in glass.

6: There are over 100,000 species of diatoms that we know about on earth. Diatoms are single-celled. 

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