Earthworm
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
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Across
- 5. A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure (7)
- 8. Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord (plural) (13)
- 10. The grounds in back of a house (8)
- 12. To move through by or as by digging (9)
- 14. Green parts of a tree that fall in autumn (6)
- 15. Covered with or resembling ___ (5)
- 16. Oval foods laid by hens (4)
Down
- 1. The planet we live on (5)
- 2. Belonging to or active during the night (9)
- 3. The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel (plural) (8)
- 4. Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil (9)
- 6. To provide with ___ or add nutrients to (9)
- 7. To separate into constituent elements or parts (9)
- 9. The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge (8)
- 11. Hard piece of stone (plural) (5)
- 13. Partially decomposed organic matter (5)