Diatoms Are Mostly Asexual Members of the Phytoplankton

question 12

Multiple Choice

Diatoms are mostly asexual members of the phytoplankton. Diatoms lack any organelles that might have the 9 + 2 pattern. They obtain their nutrition from functional chloroplasts, and each diatom is encased within two porous, glasslike valves. Which question would be most important for one interested in the day-to-day survival of individual diatoms?

• A) How do diatoms get transported from one location on the water's surface layers to another location on the surface?
• B) How do diatoms with their glasslike valves keep from sinking into poorly lit waters?
• C) How do diatoms with their glasslike valves avoid being shattered by the action of waves?
• D) How do diatom sperm cells locate diatom egg cells?

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