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Know your soil organisms.

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What soil organism is pictured here?

a)

Nematode

b)

Fungi

c)

Protozoa

d)

Bacteria

2.

What soil organism is shown here?

a)

nematode

b)

bacteria

c)

protozoa

d)

fungi

3.

What soil organism is shown here?

a)

bacteria

b)

nematode

c)

protozoa

d)

fungi

4.

What soil organism is shown here?

a)

protozoa

b)

nematode

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

5.

The name of this soil organism is:

a)

centepede

b)

millipede

c)

earthworm

d)

springtail

6.

The name of this harmless soil organism is:

a)

centipede

b)

springtail

c)

cutworm

d)

millipede

7.

This harmful moth larva eats newly sprouted seeds. It is called a:

a)

centipede

b)

millipede

c)

cutworm

d)

earthworm

8.

These small soil animals help break down soil releasing nutrients.

a)

springtails

b)

mites

c)

millipedes

d)

protozoa

9.

These creatures eat soil and humus and add air to the soil by their tunneling.

a)

millipedes

b)

nematodes

c)

earthworms

d)

planaria

10.

If you find this in the soil, be gentle, don't hurt it, in spring it will become:

a)

a small toad

b)

a pollinating moth

c)

an underground grub

d)

none of the above

11.

When digging in soil you often find these. They are:

a)

moth larvae

b)

beetle larvae

c)

predatory centipedes

12.

This primitive creature has been around longer than humans.

a)

beetle

b)

mite

c)

springtail

d)

grasshopper

13.

This creature found in soil is called:

a)

grasshopper

b)

cricket

c)

beetle

d)

plant hopper

14.

This harmful garden pest loves to consume green vegetation.

a)

cricket

b)

grasshopper

c)

plant hopper

d)

katydid

15.

Which of these insects are not beneficial to your garden?

a)
b)
c)
d)