DIATOM

The scientific and common name of Diatom
-Scientific: Bacillariophyta
-Common: Diatom

CLASSIFICATION

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?

• They are mostly found in environments including water
• It attaches to solid figures underwater
• It's also found in sediment

WHAT TYPE OF ECOSYSTEM?

THEIR PLACE IN THE ECOSYSTEM


-They take part in photosynthesis and provide food to small creatures

WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR SURVIVAL

• A semi-aquatic environment
• Light

What threats challenge the organism's survival?
-Bigger organisms in their environment

FUN FACTS

• Found in all kind of environments (road side ditches to streams in the Rocky Mountain)
• Over 25,000 species, none with the same shell
• Diatoms hide themselves under the sand during the tide returning, and then after to sunbathe

Citations (for pictures)
1."Soil Quality Archives - Pacifica Wine Division." Pacifica Wine Division. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
2."Diatom." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
3."Aquatic Ecosystems." Blendspace. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
4."Brown, Cold-water Diatom Algae Bloom in Lake Erie - Lake Scientist." Lake Scientist. 15 Feb. 2011. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
5."Diatoms Online." Diatoms Online. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
6. "Diatoms." Healer Dimitri. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
7."Diatom: Ocean Food Chain." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
8."Diatom, Asymmetrical Biraphid." Diatom, Asymmetrical Biraphid. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.

Citations (information)
1."Diatom | Unicellular Organism." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
2."Diatom Ecology." Diatom Ecology. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.
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3."Diatom." - New World Encyclopedia. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.