Question

how are living organisms dependent on soil ? Are organisms that live in water totally independent of soil as resource

Answer 1

living organisms r dependent on soil because the soil gives lots of nutrition to the animals amd organism that live in water taotally r not independentas because soil  gives life and provides nutrition to animals

Answer 2

living organisms get there food directly or indirectly from the plants that grow on the soil.
some microorganisms thrive in the soil.they live in the soil and get their required nutrients from the soil.
some microorganisms also live in the soil such as rats.
the organisms that live in the water are dependent on soil. some of them survive on the aquatic plant that grow in the soil.