Question

What magnification do you need to see diatoms?

Answer 1

Diatoms:

1. Diatoms are photosynthetic algae that are present in every aquatic environments.
2. They are unicellular and occur either as solitary cell or are present as colonies.
3. They range between 20-200 microns in diameter and can sometimes grow up to even 2 millimeters long.
4. Simple light microscopes can be utilized to visualize diatoms with a magnification of 40x to 100x.
5. This magnification is sufficient to study the features of diatoms.