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Module 2
Survival Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |