What is the nature of cell -walls in diatoms ??
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The cell walls construction of diatomsis known as Frustule which consists of two thin overlapping shells fitting into each other just as a soap-box. Theirwalls are made up of silica. When thediatoms die, the silica in their cell wallsgets deposited in the form of diatomaceous earth.
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The whole diatom cell is surrounded with highly ordered 3D porous cell wall made of amorphous silica, which is often denoted as frustule.
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