Earthworms

How do earthworms move?

• with their strong muscles

• with their legs

• with their arms

• with their hands

A worm has NO _____________, __________________, _ or ______________ (Please check 3)

• arms

• legs

• circular rings

• eyes

TRUE or FALSE While a worm can sense light, it has no eyes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following correctly describes earthworms’ bodies and behavior?

• Earthworms have soft, flexible bodies.

• Earthworms have a dry, scaly outer layer.

• Earthworms have large chewing mouths.

Earthworms make tunnels

• true

• false

Where does an Earthworm Live?

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Where do you get worms?

• In the ground

• In a tree

• In a car

• In the water

How do you think certain characteristics make worms adapted (well-suited) to living underground?

• Worms live underground where it’s damp and dark. They can squeeze through tiny gaps in the soil.

• Worms live underground, but have a hard time because its damp and dark. They can't squeeze through tiny gaps in the soil.

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He was the scientist who recognized that worms were eating dead & rotting leaf parts making the soil much richer.

• Alan Bennett

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Sir Issac Newton

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Worms leave ______ behind which mixes with soil.

• bugs

• castings

• wings

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