Question

Organisms inhabiting the surface of land are known as _______
this is a 20 letter answer

Answer 1

Organisms inhabiting the surface of land are known as Plankton.

Explanation:

• The term plankton is a collective name for all such organisms including certain algae, bacteria, protozoans, crustaceans, mollusks and coelenterates as well as representatives from almost every other phylum of animals.
• Plankton are marine drifters organisms carried along by tides and currents.
• Scientists classify plankton in several ways including by size type and how long they spend drifting.
• But the most basic categories divide plankton into two groups phytoplankton (plants) and zooplankton (animals).
• Plankton includes plants and animals that float along at the mercy of the sea's tides and currents. Their name comes from the Greek meaning drifter or wanderer.
• There are two types of plankton tiny plants called phytoplankton and weak swimming animals called zooplankton.