22. Muscle Fiber - Striated

muscle fiber - striated – voluntarily controlled muscles made up of long fused cells containing multiple nuclei (the fibers); fibers are packed together in bundles by connective tissue.

The foot contains striated muscle fiber, so I took a picture of my foot.  The muscles in the foot are voluntarily controlled.  

Date: 8/15/12

Time: 6:15 p.m.

Place: My house

40. Vitamin E - Natural Source

vitamin E - natural source – any of several fat-soluble vitamins consisting of tocopherols, especially alpha tocopherol, that are found chiefly in plant leaves, wheat germ oil, and milk, and that act as antioxidants in the body.

Peanuts contain a significant amount of vitamin E.  

Date: 8/15/12
Time: 3:48 p.m.
Place: My house

39. Vascular Plant Tissue

vascular plant tissue – vascular plant tissue is composed of xylem and phloem, which function in the transport of water and dissolved substances.

This plant, a fern, is made up of vascular plant tissue (xylem and phloem).  

Date: 8/15/12
Time: 3:41 p.m.
Place: My house 

35. Taiga Plant (or relative of one)

taiga plant (or a relative of one) – a plant typical of the very cold taiga biome, though can be found living elsewhere.   Conifers (trees that have cones) are the most common.  Four kinds of conifers are common – spruce, fir, pine, and the tamarack (or larch).

These evergreen trees are examples of taiga plants.  

Date: 8/15/12

Time: 2:54 p.m.

Place: Beckoning Ridge, neighborhood near my house

34. Stigma and Style of Carpel

stigma and style of carpel – the stigma is the sticky, receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels.  The stigma receives pollen at pollination.  The style is the tube-like structure that connects the stigma to the ovary.

Flowers have a stigma and style to help with pollination, so I took a picture of this pink flower around my house.  

Date: 8/15/12
Time: 2:52 p.m.
Place: Beckoning Ridge, neighborhood near my house

26. Phloem

phloem – the living tissue that carries food and organic substances, particularly sucrose, a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed.

This basil plant contains phloem, which helps to transport substances throughout the plant.  

Date: 8/15/12
Time: 3:51 p.m. 
Place: My house

21. Lipid Used for Energy Storage

lipid used for energy storage – a fatty or waxy organic compound that is readily soluble in nonpolar solvent but not in polar solvent; generally used for long-term energy storage and becoming structural parts of cells; includes monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides

This olive oil contains many lipids.  It is not soluble in water, a polar solvent.  

Date: 8/15/12

Time: 10:52 a.m. 

Place: My house