Earthworm Exploration
A Grade 4 science worksheet to explore the characteristics, habitat, and importance of earthworms.
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Earthworm Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an earthworm?
Segmented body
Has a backbone
Lives in soil
Eats decaying matter
2. What do earthworms do to help the soil?
Make the soil hard
Eat healthy plants
Create tunnels and add nutrients
Dry out the soil
3. Earthworms breathe through their .
4. The part of the earthworm that helps it move is called .
5. Why are earthworms important to a garden or farm?
6. Earthworms have eyes to see their surroundings.
True
False
7. Earthworms prefer dry, sandy soil.
True
False
8. Label the external parts of the earthworm using the words from the word bank.
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B.
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D.