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Oligochaeta

Name of the class of annelids to which earthworms belong, characterized by having setae.

Optimal

Most favorable conditions, such as for growth or for reproduction.

Organic

Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.

Organic matter

Material which comes from something which was once alive.

Organism

Any individual living thing.

Oxygen

Gaseous element in the earth's atmosphere essential to life as we know it.