2. Reproduction Earthworms are hermaphrodite both female and male organs within the same individual but can also give and receive eggs Male earthworms have pores which produce, store and release the sperm and ovaries and oviparous The mating pair overlap front ends ventrally and each exchanges sperm with the other The worm then backs out of the ring, and as it does so injects its own eggs and the other worm's sperm into it
3. LIFE CYCLE fertilized eggs are deposited in the soil in cocoons Each cocoon produces an average of four eggs eggs hatch within three weeks earthworms burrow deep into the soil and come to the surface to feed on organic waste.
4. Digestive system It eats dirt digesting the plant and animal matter in the dirt and then eliminates the rest. It has an esophagus for the food to go down, a crop to store the food in a gizzard that grinds the food down intestines for the food to pass through and take out nutrients and an anus for the food to come out
6. Excretion System A earthworm's wastes help to fertilize the soil. It gets rid of its wastes through tubes called Nephridin that lead to pores that allow the wastes out.
