Which of the following statements does not apply to diatoms?
A) The cell walls are often impregnated with silicon.
B) During mitosis, the top and bottom of the cell become the tops of the two new cells.
C) Floridean starch is the main photosynthetic storage product.
D) Zygotes are formed by gametes that lack cell walls.
E) They can show bilateral or radial symmetry.

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Floridean starch is not the main photosynthetic storage product in diatoms. Instead, diatoms use a type of chrysolaminarin called laminarin as their primary photosynthetic storage product.

Which of the Following Statements Does Not Apply to Diatoms