| NUTRIENTS | Endogeic earthworms live within the soil forming tunnels 10cm to 30cm below the surface. They ingest soil so they can absorb ___ from degraded organic matter present in the soil. |
| EPIGEIC | ___ earthworms live on the soil surface feeding on rotting plant and animal matter. |
| EYING | Looking quizzically at some part they ingest |
| VERTICAL | The anecic group form deep, permanent and ___ tunnels within the soil during the day and surface during the night to feed on plant matter. |
| BANYAN | The tree Ficus benghalensis, of tropical India and the East Indies, that has aerial roots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks |
| RULER | This schoolroom measure changed from 12 inches in length to 30cm with the change from Imperial to me |
| TRIBE | A trustee, in short, had one to live within the clan (5) |
| PLASTERERS | On the surface they cover pharmacy item found in hospital direction (10) |
| ANECICS | There are three groups of earthworm classified according to their behaviour and habitat. They are epigeic, endogeic and ___. |
| DINGHIES | On the surface, they go along with wild shindig European held |
| SHEBEEN | Live within the lustre of a spirited place (7) |
| PEARL | Spherical mass produced within the soil tissue of a living shelled mollusk (5) |
| TAPROOTS | Straight tapering plant parts, growing vertically down into soil, forming the centre from which small rootlets emerge (eg, parsley, dandelion and carrot) (3-5) |
| BIOLOGICAL | Earthworms cause physical, chemical and ___ changes to the soil, which affects the organisms present in the soil. |
| COPULATION | ___ between two earthworms happens at night on the soil surface. Sperm is deposited from each earthworm into the other. |
| BELOW | When putting an earthworm onto the soil, rather put it ___ the surface as it will be exposed to predators and the sun above the surface. |
| LITER | Liquid volume that would fill a 10cm x 10cm x 10cm cube |
| PLUSFOURS | Trousers with roughly 10cm of extra material to hang over the knee |
| BLUBBER | Thick layer (10cm) of body fat which allows the walrus to stay warm in cold water |
| MAKEENDSMEET | Go from top to toe, in order to live within one's means (4,4,4) |
