Unicellular Organisms 'Diatoms' Unique Patterns

Diatoms are part of the stramenophile clade and they are unicellular organisms that have unique appearances or shapes because of their cell wall. Diatoms have silica cell walls, which are pieced into two halves put together. The silica cell walls are similar to glass and they are responsible for the Diatoms’ unique patterns. Diatoms have different pigment that aid in the process of photosynthesis. The pigments that are present in Diatoms are chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, and xanthophyll. Since Diatoms are photosynthetic they play a major role in marine life as photosynthetic producers.

Paramecium is part of the alveolates clade, which is a clade that has sacs called alveoli to support the structure of the cell. The Paramecium is a freshwater