Biology, asked by happyio99, 1 year ago

Diatoms are also called as ‘pearls of ocean’, why? What is diatomaceous earth?​

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Answered by xDREAMGIRLx
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This is the reason they are also called as 'pearls of ocean .Body ofdiatoms is covered by siliceous shell known as frustule. 'Diatomaceous earth' is the accumulation of large deposits ofdiatoms that forms a siliceous covering extending for several 100 m formed in billions of years.

A type of silica-rich dirt which is soft, fine-grained, porous, light-coloured, and composed of the fossilized remains of diatoms, i.e. single-celled, siliceous organisms. Supplement. Diatomaceous earth is a fine-grained, porous, powderyearth (i.e. soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand)

Answered by brainlystargirl
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Heya....

What are diatoms and why they called as pearls of oceans.... ??????

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Diatoms are the stones founded in the bottom of the sea that are covered with a shell that is as the shape of "shank" they are termed as so pure so they known as pearls of ocean...

What are Diatomaceous earth??

Diatomaceous earth is that area of sea where the diatoms are to be founded this earth is very yellow in color and very soft from approx 10 billions of years...

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