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