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Environment The physical surroundings of an organism, the habitat. Inherited A trait passed on from the parent organism to offspring. Instincts Behaviors an organism is born with. Learned Behavior Learned (not inherited) from repeated reactions in the environment. Life cycle The series of events or phases an organism goes through from birth to death, or to the birth of the next generation. Offspring The children of the parent organism. Organism Any living thing made of cells. Parent Organism The parent of the offspring (usually a mom and dad). Population All of a species living in a given area. Specialized Structure Unique body or cell parts that help and organism survive (examples: snowshoe hare’s foot, leaves and petals on a plant, and stinger on a scorpion.) Species A group of the same organisms sharing common traits. Survival A species succeeds, or lives successfully in their environment; finding food, avoiding predators, and raising young. Traits Inherited characteristics that set a species apart from other species. Variations Slight differences among individuals of a species.
