Memory Unit 8 - Investigating Structures and Behaviors of OrganismsVersión en línea Vocabulary por Shunder Carter Bryant Habitat Structure a body part that does a certain “job” for an organism Migration – to move from one place to another in search of food, water, or different temperature 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 Environment - all of the living and nonliving elements in a particular (geographic) area what something is used for; purpose 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 Function Inherited Traits 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 species a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of producing offspring Survive