Wiggly Worms!

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Across
  1. 3. worms are made 90% of this liquid; humans are made 75% of the same liquid!
  2. 4. this is the name for the top part of a worm
  3. 5. this is the name for the end part of a worm
  4. 7. this large phylum is also known as the ringed worms or segmented worms
  5. 8. worms are really good at making _________ by breaking down food scraps into soil
  6. 9. worms are older than this type of animal by hundreds of millions of years! (a Tyrannosaurus Rex is an example)
  7. 11. this is the name for the bottom part of a worm
  8. 14. after this type of weather, you’re more likely to see worms above ground so they don’t drown
  9. 15. these are the tiny bristles that are on each segment, helping the worm move through soil
  10. 18. is a subclass of animals in the phylum Annelida, which is made up of many types of aquatic and terrestrial worms, including all of the various earthworms
  11. 19. each ring on a worm’s body is one of these
  12. 21. this is a silly name for someone who likes to read a lot!
  13. 23. the world’s largest species of worm is Australia’s __________ ____________ earthworm, which can reach nearly 10 ft in length!
Down
  1. 1. this part of the body, shared with humans, is the part that food goes into first
  2. 2. every worm is a ____________, meaning they have both male and female organs
  3. 6. they have no lungs, so worms breathe through this part of their body
  4. 7. this is the name for the front part of a worm
  5. 10. this is where worms live
  6. 12. a baby worm hatches from one of these
  7. 13. worms are found on every continent except this one
  8. 16. an earthworm has five of these to help pump blood through its body
  9. 17. this is the thick ring near the anterior of the worm that doesn’t have segments, and stores worm eggs
  10. 20. unlike mammals who are warm-blooded, the body temperature of a worm matches its surroundings, meaning it is…
  11. 22. some worms are able to do this, and grow back parts of their body they lose