Question

Pick the wrong statement

• A. Diatoms are primarily produced in the oceans
• B. Diatoms are microscopic and float passively in the water
• C. Walls of diatoms are destructible easily
• D. Diatomaceous earth is formed by the cell walls of diatoms

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Walls of diatoms are destructible easily

Diatoms are photosynthesising algae, they have a siliceous skeleton and are found in almost every aquatic environment including fresh and marine waters, soils, in fact almost anywhere moist.