The correct answer is a - silicon dioxide.
Diatoms are single celled algae. They have a silica - based cell wall called a frustule, which gives each diatom a particular shape.
Diatoms exist as separate single cells although some may be found in groups or colonies. The ones found in colonies create very pretty forms: leaf shaped, oval , star and even like a period.
Outer shells of diatoms are quite valuable. They are used in industry in the manufacture of toothpaste to give it grit.
Answer: 4a. The transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring is called heredity, and the characteristics that are inherited can be predicted. 4b. An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living organism caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, variation, repeated use, disuse, misuse, or other environmental influence. Acquired traits are synonymous with acquired characteristics.
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Meiosis makes sperm and eggs. ... The result is 4 haploid daughter cells known as gametes or egg and sperm cells (each with 23 chromosomes – 1 from each pair in the diploid cell). At conception, an egg cell and a sperm cell combine to form a zygote (46 chromosomes or 23 pairs).
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Fermentation is the process that releases energy without using oxygen . In cellular respiration, anaerobic fermentation contrasts with aerobic cell respiration. Both processes convert glucose from food into adenosine triphosphate for energy for cells.
