NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. Diatoms and Golden algae are examples of Chrysophytes 2. Protists only reproduce asexually 3. Diatomaceous earth is used in polishing 4. Diatoms are the chief consumers of the ocean 5. The walls of diatoms are destructible.
Options
- ABoth 1 and 3 is correct
- BOnly 2 is correct
- COnly 3 is correct
- DOnly 4 is correct
Correct answer
A. Both 1 and 3 is correct
Step-by-step solution
Diatoms and golden algae are examples of Chrysophates.The diatoms have left behind large amount of cell wall deposits in their habitat; this accumulation over billions of years is referred to as ‘diatomaceous earth’. Being gritty this soil is used in polishing.