CBSE-IX-Science
09: 2-Natural Resources
- #3How are living organisms dependent on the soil? Are organisms that live in water totally independent of soil as a resource?Ans : Plants need simple nutrients like certain elements for their proper growth and they get most of these elements from soil. With the help of these elements plants prepare their own food in the presence of sunlight. Since all other organisms are dependent upon plants for their nutrition hence we can say that organisms that live in water are not totally independent of soil as a resource. Another reason is that organic matter from soil dissolves into water and provides nutrients to the aquatic organisms.