Composting Crossword Puzzle

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Environment: the natural world of land, water, air, plants, and animals
Biodegradable: material that is able to be readily decomposed or broken down by biological means, especially bacterial action
Compost: organic matter that has been decomposed by microorganisms
Decompose: to break down, change form
Humus: the stable organic complex that remains after plant and animal residues have decomposed in soil or compost
Landfill: a method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground
Nitrogen: an element most living things consume as food; found in the air we breathe and in all living tissue
Nutrients: materials a body gets from food to use for energy, growth, and repair; present in compost-rich soil
Organic: related to food production without chemical fertilizer
Soil: top layer of earth's surface
PH: the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance
Vermi Compost: composting using worms
Aerobic: in the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic: in the absence of oxygen
Bacteria: single-celled microscopic organism

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environment: the natural world of land, water, air, plants, and animals
biodegradable: material that is able to be readily decomposed or broken down by biological means, especially bacterial action
compost: organic matter that has been decomposed by microorganisms
decompose: to break down, change form
humus: the stable organic complex that remains after plant and animal residues have decomposed in soil or compost
landfill: a method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground
nitrogen: an element most living things consume as food; found in the air we breathe and in all living tissue
nutrients: materials a body gets from food to use for energy, growth, and repair; present in compost-rich soil
organic: related to food production without chemical fertilizer
soil: top layer of earth's surface
ph: the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance
vermi compost: composting using worms
aerobic: in the presence of oxygen
anaerobic: in the absence of oxygen
bacteria: single-celled microscopic organism