Muscle Fiber - Striated

Striated muscle fibers allow voluntary movement of body parts and promotes locomotion. They also aid in posture and heat production. Striated fibers contain many peripheral nuclei and can be found in skeletal muscle tissue. Many muscles can be found in my leg, as the bones need protection and need to move.

Cellulose

A carbohydrate that makes up most of a plant's cell wall. It is a polysaccharide (many sugar molecules bonded together) that provides stability to the cells within the plant. It functions in protection and support. My tomato plant shown in this picture has cellulose located inside its cell walls.

Monocot Plant with Flower & Leaf

Most monocot plants (herbaceous plants) are annual plants and tend to be thinner than woody (dicot plant) stems. They're usually softer, more bendable and greener. The stem dies down to soil level at the end of a season. Monocot plants are often referred to as herbaceous plants. Both monocots and dicots are flowering plants, but monocots have parallel leaf veins, one cotyledon, flowers in multiples of three and no cortex. Grass is an example of a monocot plant.

Radial Symmetry

A type of symmetry that radiates from the center as if a continuous circle were being drawn ring after ring. Some examples of radial symmetry are starfish, the sun and flowers, as shown in this photo.

Niche

An environment or habitat that provides the necessary elements needed for an organism to survive and live. The bee's nest in the photo is a perfect example of a niche. In here, the bees thrive with their honey and pollen and raise their young bees with the protection that the hive provides for eggs.

Insect

A small arthropod (class of insects) which has no backbone and a segmented body. An insect can range in size and usually has numerous legs. An ant is an example of an insect because it has a segmented body along with numerous legs. The ant is the tiny black spot in the photo.

Dicot Plant with Flower and Leaf

Dicot plants are similar to monocot plants but have slight differences. Dicot plants have two cotyledons, the leave stems are branched and petals of flowers have petals in multiples of four or five. The stems of these plants that have been in the process of growing for two or more years and are not annual plants. Following these two years, the plant stem gets thicker and more sturdy than a monocot stem. Dicot (woody) stems can be as large as a tree trunk or as small as the stem shown in this photo. Some examples are peas, beans and tomatoes as shown in this picture.