Memory Game Unit 8 - Investigating Structures and Behaviors of OrganismsOnline version Vocabulary by Shunder Carter Bryant species the place where an organism lives; habitats supply the organism with food, shelter, moisture, and temperature for survival Dormancy - a phase of minimal activity (e.g., trees in winter, frogs in winter Inherited Traits Survive Learned behaviors – something an organism learns as they interact in their world Migration – to move from one place to another in search of food, water, or different temperature Environment - all of the living and nonliving elements in a particular (geographic) area a body part that does a certain “job” for an organism Offspring – a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of producing offspring Habitat characteristics or attributes of an organism that are passed from parents to offspring what something is used for; purpose Structure to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship Function