Across
- 3. A long, soft-bodied animal that lives in soil and helps improve soil quality.
- 4. The group of segmented worms to which earthworms belong.
- 8. A muscular organ that grinds food into smaller pieces.
- 9. The repeated ring-like divisions that make up an earthworm's body.
- 10. Body structures that contract and relax to produce movement.
- 12. Clusters of nerve cells that help coordinate the earthworm's activities.
Down
- 1. An organism that has both male and female reproductive organs.
- 2. Excretory structures that remove metabolic wastes from the body.
- 5. The outer layer of cells that covers the earthworm's body
- 6. The organ where most digestion and nutrient absorption occur.
- 7. A thickened, ring-like body structure involved in reproduction.
- 11. Tiny bristle-like structures that help an earthworm move through the soil.
