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  During a field-trip some students visited an agricultural farm and saw a few birds eating earthworms. They enjoyed the scene and then they also started picking and killing the earthworms for pleasure. The farmer strongly objected and asked them to leave the field. Read the above passage and answer the following questions                 (a) What could be the reason behind such a behaviour of the farmer?                 (b) Which phylum do earthworm belong to? (c) Write  two  identifying  features  of earthworm. (d) What values do you find missing in the Student's behaviour?  

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                                       (a) An earthworm helps in making the soil in rich humus.   (a) This was the reason on which farmer reacted,    (b) Earthworm belongs to the phylum-Annelida.   (c) Two identifying features of earthworm are (i) Segmented body        (ii) bilateral symmetry   (d) Values which are missing in the students' behavior were destructive behaviour and no love and care towards the nature.