Because silica resists compression, spiny remains of fossils of _______ can be used in "Earth-friendly" insecticides, to physically disrupt insect body functions in insects.
A) radiolarians
B) brown algae
C) foraminiferans
D) diatoms
E) euglenids

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Diatoms have silica-based cell walls, and their fossilized remains, known as diatomaceous earth, are used in insecticides to physically damage insects' exoskeletons.

Because Silica Resists Compression, Spiny Remains of Fossils of _______