Worm Anatomy | Worm Habitat | Vermicomposting | Worm Reproduction |
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True, they have muscles to move.
True or False?
Worms have no legs. |
True, they also need to be in warm temperatures
True or False?
Red Wriggler Worms live in wet and dark environments. |
The egg shells help to add additional nutrients into the compost such as calcium and nitrogen for plant growth.
True or False?
You can put egg shells in a worm compost. |
True - They belong to the family called hermaphrodites.
Worms are both male and female.
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False, they breathe through their skin
True or False?
Worms breathe through their lungs. |
False, It's called Castings
True or False?
Worm poop is also called poopstings. |
E.g. banana peels, tomatoes, shredded newspaper, egg cartons, tea bags, coffee grounds
Name 3 things we can add into a worm compost.
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2-3 years
Worms live for ____(number) of years.
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5
Worms have ___ (number) of hearts?
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Any from this list:
Ants, fruit flies, rolly pollies (wood bugs), maggots
What are 2 other living things that live in a compost bin?
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False - Only red wrigglers eat food waste and are different than the earthworms in our soil outside.
True or False?
All worms love eating our food waste. |
Cocoons (what else lays cocoons in nature?)
Worms lay (eggs or cocoons)?
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Fact - 2) If you cut off a worm’s tail it will grow back.
Which statement is a fact?
1) If you cut off a worm’s head it will grow back. 2) If you cut off a worm’s tail it will grow back. |
Worms eat decomposed food and their poop helps plants grow.
Why AND how do worms benefit the garden?
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Any of these: paper, soil, worms, decomposed food
What are the different layers in a worm compost bin?
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2-3 cocoons and can double their population in 90 days!
1 worm lays ___(numbers) of babies
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