Chrysophyta By: Hailey MacIntyre
Life Cycle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatom#mediaviewer/File:Centric_diatom_life-cycle.jpg
Structure More than one type of chrysophyta. Multiple structures. Cell walls may be made up differently. Some have 1 or 2 flagellum.
Habitats Most live by fresh water
Feeding Relationships Important producers in aquatic food chains.
Reproduction Asexual reproduction takes place. Cytoplasmic and nuclear cell division. Normal size cell, restored by sexual reproduction. Discards old cell wall Forming zygote, new cell wall.
Classification Eukaryota, stramenopiles Classes: Diatoms, golden-brown algae, yellow-green algae
Bibliography https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Chrysophyta http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/Protists.html http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Biology/botsyl01/microalg/diatomsf/diatoms.htm https://www.google.ca/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi&ei=X5NFVMiKGI6OyATN3IHoDA&ved=0CA gQqi4oAg