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