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