Vocabulary - Compost, Worms, And Soil
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STUDENT RESOURCE 6.1
Vocabulary
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compost A mixture of soil and
decomposer An organism that
decayed plant and animal
breaks down dead plant and
material.
animal matter.
Compost provides nutrients
Soil contains many types of
for plants. Many people make
decomposers: earthworms,
compost at home from kitchen
fungi, mold, insects, and
scraps. Compost is used as
bacteria. Without decomposers,
fertilizer in the garden.
organic waste would pile up
and plants would run out of
food.
ROCKS, SOIL, AND FOSSILS • SECTION 6 COMPOST, WORMS, AND SOIL
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