Unit 8 Vocabulary
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| dormancy | a period in an organisms life cycle when growth and development are temporarily stopped: ex. trees in winter, ladybugs in winter
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| environment | all the living and nonliving elements in a particular area
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| function | what something is used for; the purpose of something
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| habitat | the place where an organism lives
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| inherited traits | characteristics or attributes of an organism that are passed down from parent to offspring
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| learned behaviors | the actions or reactions of an organism in response to internal or external stimuli; a skill an organism aquires
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| offspring | a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces
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| species | a group of organisms consisting of similar organisms that is capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
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| structure | a body part that does a certain job for the organism; ex. webbed feet help ducks to swim
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| survive | continue to live or exist especially in spite of danger or hardship
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| hibernate | to spend winter in an inactive or dormant state in response to extreme temperatures
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| migration | to move from one region or one habitat to another in response to the change in seasons
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| advantage | something that is beneficial or helps
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| disadvantage | something that is not favorable or hinders
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| instincts | a pattern of behavior in animals in response to stimuli
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| similar | resembling without being identical
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| unique | something that is one of a kind
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| stimuli | a thing or even that cause a particular response in an organism
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| adaptation | a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
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| traits | a characteristic or behavior of an organism; examples: shape of a bird beak, color of flowers, number of legs
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| instinctive behavior | an unconscious or automatic behavior of an organism that is inherited from the parent and the animal is born knowing how to do
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| fossil | impression, track, remains or other evidence of ancient organisms found in sedimentary rock
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| evidence | facts or other information that support a claim or proposition
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| extinction | death of an entire species
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