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