Question

Describe any four economic importance of diatoms​

Answer 1

(ᴀ) Dɪᴀᴛᴏᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀϙᴜᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs. (ʙ) Dɪᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴇᴛʀᴏʟᴇᴜᴍ ғɪᴇʟᴅs. (ᴄ) Dɪᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴛᴇ ɪs ᴘᴏʀᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴᴇʀᴛ,ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғɪʟᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴜɢᴀʀ, ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴛɪʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄs. (ᴅ) Iᴛ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴsɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴀsᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴘᴏʟɪsʜᴇs.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

(a) Diatoms are an important source of food to aquatic animals. (b) Diatom deposits are often accompained by petroleum fields. (c) Diatomite is porous and chemically inert,therefore used in filtration of sugar, alcohols and antibiotics. (d) It is also employed as a cleansing agent in tooth pastes and metal polishes.