Table 2. The relevant experimental measurements on diatom T. pseudonana measurements.

Growth Condition	Measurements		Reference
	Population growth  =
SD = 24 h	Si decrease in environment during one cell cycle  =		[52]
T  =
Light-Dark: 14 h–10 h
	Uptake rates at:
SD  =  5–10 min	T = 2 min –33	T = 10 min –17	[50]
T  =	T = 30 min – 4	T  =  1 h – 6
Continuous light	T  =  2 h – 4	T  =  3 h – 4
	SIT protein level changes during cell cycle:
SD  =  24 h	Uptake amount  =  0–40		[44]
T  =
Continuous light
	Synchronized percentage  =  60–80%
SD  =  24 h	Uptake amount  =  0–80		[29]
T =	Approximate amount of silicon in each valve: 20
Continuous light	Final silicon pool  =  15

The condition of the experiment: SD: starvation duration, T: temperature, : initial concentration of silicic acid after the starvation. The measurement values in this table are approximate.