Quiz 5. Death and Dying
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Select the best words to finish the sentences. Worms are important because they help with 1. decomposition/pirautanga competition/whakataetae predation/whakakoniho , which is the process of breaking down 2. dead/mate rotten/pirau smelly/haunga plants and animals.
Worms create healthy soil by adding rich 3. fertiliser/wairakau water/wai bacteria/huakita and 4. air/hau sunlight/marama o te ra slime/haware , which speeds up the decomposition process. Other things that help decomposition are 5. sunlight/marama o te ra chlorophyll/kano kariki photosynthesis/ahotakame 6. bacteria/huakita mistletoes/pirita bellbirds/korimako and 7. water/wai sugar/huka chemicals/matu .
8. Why is decomposition important?
9. What would happen if there was never any decomposition?