Chemistry
The special material in a diatom's cell wall
What is glass/silica?
The environments/ places diatoms can be found in
What are oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and moist soils?
The tool scientists use to observe diatoms closely
What is a microscope?
Diatoms take in [this chemical compound] from the atmosphere
What is CO2 (carbon dioxide)?
An animal that eats diatoms
What are whales, mussels, clams, oysters, fish, snails, sponges, small crustaceans, insect larvae (filter feeders!)
Diatoms are able to make their own food, so they are called _______. Hint: producers, consumers, or decomposers
What are producers?
Diatoms produce 20-30% of [this element] in the atmosphere
What is O2 (oxygen)?
Diatoms produce more _____ than all land plants, including trees!
What is oxygen?
The size of diatoms
What is microscopic/the width of a human hair?
The name of the process of creating food and oxygen from CO2 and water using sunlight. Hint: algae and plants do this
What is photosynthesis?
Organisms that tell us how healthy their environment is.
What are bioindicators? Diatoms' abundance and diversity can indicate how healthy a body of water is.
The kingdom diatoms belong in. Hint: the names of the kingdoms include Plant, Animal, Fungi, Protista (i.e. algae), and Monera (bacteria)
What is Protista?