All the following statements regarding diatoms are true except:
 
1. The two overlapping shells of cell wall fit together as in a soap box.
2. They are the chief ‘producers’ in the oceans.
3. Their cell walls are embedded with silica.
4. Diatoms behave like heterotrophs when deprived of sunlight.
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The structure shown in the given figure represents:

1. the newest version of a Bluetooth speaker by Amazon
2. the soap case like cell wall of a diatom
3. cellulosic plates in the walls of dinoflagellates
4. pellicle in the wall of euglenoids

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