How
are living organisms dependent on the soil? Are organisms that live
in water totally independent of soil as a resource?
How are living organisms dependent on the soil? Are organisms that live in water totally independent of soil as a resource?
Almost
all living organisms are dependent on soil.
Some depend directly, while some depend indirectly.
Plants
need soil for getting support as well as nutrients to prepare their
food.
On the
other hand, organisms depend on plants for food and other substances
that are essential for life. Herbivores depend directly upon plants,
and carnivores depend upon animals, which in turn depend upon plants
for food. This makes them depend on soil indirectly.
Organisms
that live in water are not totally independent of soil as a resource.
These organisms depend on aquatic plants for food and other
substances. These aquatic plants in turn require minerals for their
sustenance. These minerals are carried to water bodies from soil by
rivers, rain water, etc. Without the supply of minerals from the soil
to the water bodies, it is impossible to imagine aquatic life.
Almost all living organisms are dependent on soil. Some depend directly, while some depend indirectly.
Plants need soil for getting support as well as nutrients to prepare their food.
On the other hand, organisms depend on plants for food and other substances that are essential for life. Herbivores depend directly upon plants, and carnivores depend upon animals, which in turn depend upon plants for food. This makes them depend on soil indirectly.
Organisms that live in water are not totally independent of soil as a resource. These organisms depend on aquatic plants for food and other substances. These aquatic plants in turn require minerals for their sustenance. These minerals are carried to water bodies from soil by rivers, rain water, etc. Without the supply of minerals from the soil to the water bodies, it is impossible to imagine aquatic life.
