Question

Name 2 common Indian earthworms.

Answer 1

Earthworm:

1. Earthworm belongs to the phylum Annelida.
2. It is found in the soil or wet areas.
3. It is bilaterally symmetric and its body is metamerically segmented.
4. It has well-developed muscles.
5. It decomposes the dead materials in the soil.
6. The two common Indian earthworms are Pheretima posthuma and Lumbricus Terrestris.