Compost Crossword

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1. _____________ means to rot or decay. 2. Things that are living or that once lived are _____________. 3. Composting helps us _____________ our food waste and yard debris. 4. A decomposer whose name means thousand legs is a _____________ . 5. ____________ help us make vermicompost in worm bins. 6. Organic materials high in _____________ are usually brown, dry and woody. 7. In the forest, _____________ is a layer of decomposed organic material.

Across:
1. Food waste, green grass and manure are high in _____________. 2. _____________ is natures way of recycling. 3. There will be more _____________ in a compost pile than any other organism. 4. _____________ are too small to be seen with the naked eye. 5. Waste from our yards and gardens is called _____________. 6. Mixing compost into our soil adds _____________ for plants.

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Answers:
Down: 1. decompose, 2. organic, 3. recycle, 4. millipede, 5. red worm, 6. carbon, 7. humus Across: 1. nitrogen, 2. composting, 3. bacteria, 4. microorganisms, 5. yard debris, 6. nutrients
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