Assertion: diatom | /r/HasProperty | major food source
Facets:
value: for aquatic animal larvae
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for many microorganisms
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for grazing animals like mollusks
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: They are a major food source for many microorganisms, aquatic animal larvae, and grazing animals like mollusks (snails ).
text: Diatoms are thus a major food resource for marine and freshwater microorganisms and animal larvae, and are a major source of atmospheric oxygen.
text: They are a major food source for many microorganisms, aquatic animal larvae, and grazing animals like mollusks (snails).
text: Diatoms are estimated to be responsible for 20% to 25% of all the organic carbon fixation, are major sources of atmospheric oxygen, and are a major food source for aquatic microorganisms and insect larva (anonymous, 1999).