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