The Earthworm
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Can you complete this chart?
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Part of Worm's Body |
Description |
| This is where the work happens. I use any stones that I've swallowed and the strong muscles of my gizzard to grind up the leaves. These muscles work almost like teeth. | |
| This is a storage compartment for my food and other things I swallow. From the crop, my lunch goppes to my gizzard. | |
| Once I have my food good and wet, I push it down here, then onto my crop. | |
| I push my throat out of my mouth to grab leaves and to pull them back into my mouth. Then I get them nice and wet with my saliva. What is my throat called? |
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| Whatever is leftover comes out of this part as castings or worm poop. | |
| When a leaf is digested, it will go here. | |
| Once I have the leaves all ground up they move here where the digestive juices break them down even more. |
Now copy and paste this diagram into Paint. Then label the parts of a worm.
