Question

What is the nature of cell-walls in diatoms?
Bio class 11th Ch 2 ☀️❤​

Answer 1

Answer:

The process of cell walls construction of diatoms is known as Frustule. It has two thin overlapping shells fitting into each other just as a soap-box. Their walls are made up of silica. The dead and decomposed diatoms deposit the sillica present in their walls in form of diatomaceous

Answer 2

Explanation:

In diatoms, cell walls are embedded with silica imparting characteristic patterns onto the walls and are indestructible. Because of this diatoms leave behind large amount of cell wall deposits in their habitat which accumulates to form ‘diatomaceous earth’.

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