A small crawling animal with a cylindrical segmented body covered with hard integument. Two pairs of legs are attached to each segment. No poisonous fangs.

A filamentous bacteria that resembles fungi.

A biochemical process occurring in the presence of oxygen.

A biochemical process occurring in the absence of oxygen. Marked by a foul odor.

Microscopic single-celled organisms lacking a nucleus. They are structured as either rod-shaped, sphere-shaped or spiral-shaped.

A compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen most of which is formed by green plants and which constitute a major class of animal foods. Three categories of carbohydrates are sugars, starches, and cellul [..]

An element necessary for the construction of carbohydrates. Represented as "C". Necessary for the support of life. Examples of carbon-rich materials used in a compost pile are leaves, sawdus [..]

The proportion of carbon to nitrogen which affects how quickly microorganisms work. The ideal "C/N" ratio is in the range of 25/1 to 35/1.

Long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods. Each body segment bears one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs.

Organic matter that is undergoing decomposition or has resulted from decomposition.