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Module 2
Survival Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artificial | human-made |
| Butterfly | an insect that has a long, thin body and four wings that are often brightly colored |
| Characteristic | an observable part of an organism |
| Environment | the area surrounding an organism that includes what the organism needs to survive |
| Extinct | no longer in existence |
| Fossil | the remains or impression of an organism that lived long ago |
| Habitat | a part of an environment that has everything a particular kind of organism needs to grow and survive |
| Migration | movement of animals from one region or environment to another, usually according to the seasons |
| Organism | a living thing, such as a plant or an animal |
| Paleontologist | a scientist who studies fossils |
| Suitable | meets the needs of an organism |
| System | a group of components that interact and depend on one another |
| Cope | no longer in existence |