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Lesson 27 of 84 ยท Simple Ecosystems

Lesson

What Do Worms Do for Soil?

What You'll Learn

Decomposers like mushrooms and bacteria break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

Key Words

  • reptile
  • amphibian
  • bird

Steps

Step 1 โ€” Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 โ€” Do

Draw a food chain: start with the sun, then a plant, then an animal that eats it, then a predator.

Step 3 โ€” Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 โ€” Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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