Life in the ground - 10 Slides

Life in the ground sure is busy! Lots of living beings find their source of life in the earth and are extremely precious to the planet. They eliminate lifeless little animals and vegetable parts, giving in return useful substances by means of a "tilling" and fertilization action, as in the case of earthworms. They provide oxygen, nitrogen, and other nourishing substances which will be exploited by all living beings in the earth.

1. Soil bacteria.
2. Hyphae of root fungi t.s.
3. Fruiting body of mushroom (Psalliota).
4. Horsetail Equisetum
5. Moss leaf, surface view w.m.
6. Needle of pine (Pinus) t.s.
7. Venation of a deciduous leaf.
8. Decomposing leaf, formation of humus.
9. Mite from forest soil w.m.
10. Earthworm (Lumbricus) t.s. midbody.