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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Cell Riddles Read each description below and then identify the correct vocabulary word. Write your answer
on the line provided choosing from the following words:
Chlorophyll Organelle Nucleus 1.
5.
,¶PWKHEUDLQRIWKHFHOO
Or so they say
I regulate activities
From day to day
What am I? Cytoplasm Chloroplast Mitochondria 0\QDPHPHDQV³JUHHQOHDI´
,¶PWKHSLJPHQWLQDSODQWFHOO
That causes its green color
$QGDEVRUEVWKHVXQ¶VHQHUJ\ZHOO
,¶PIXOORIKROHV
Flexible and thin
I control what gets out
As well as what comes in
What am I? 8.
,¶PIRXQGRQO\LQSODQWFHOOV
,¶PDVJUHHQDVFDQEH
I make food for the plant
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What am I? 7.
What am I? 6.
,¶PWKHIOXLGLQWKHFHOO
That fills in the space
My main purpose is
To hold organelles in place
What am I? 4.
Cell membrane Cell Wall Vacuole ,¶PVWURQJDQGVWLII
Getting through me is rough
,¶PIRXQGRQO\LQplant cells
,¶PZKDWPDNHVthem so tough
What am I? 3.
,¶PDUHDO³SRZHUKRXVH´
7KDW¶VSODLQWRVHH
I break down food
And release energy
What am I? 2.
,¶YHEHHQFDOOHGWKHVWRUDJHWDQN
By those with little taste
,¶PDVDFNILOOHGZLWKZDWHU
Food, enzymes, and waste
What am I? ANSWER KEY Name: ___________________________________________
Date: _______________________
Cell Riddles Read each description below and then identify the correct vocabulary word. Write your answer
on the line provided choosing from the following words:
Chlorophyll Organelle Nucleus 1.
MITOCHONDRIA 5.
CELL WALL CYTOPLASM ,¶PWKHEUDLQRIWKHFHOO
Or so they say
I regulate activities
From day to day
What am I? NUCLEUS Cytoplasm Chloroplast Mitochondria CHLOROPLAST 0\QDPHPHDQV³JUHHQOHDI´
,¶PWKHSLJPHQWLQDSODQWFHOO
That causes its green color
$QGDEVRUEVWKHVXQ¶VHQHUJ\ZHOO
CHLOROPHYLL ,¶PIXOORIKROHV
Flexible and thin
I control what gets out
As well as what comes in
What am I? CELL MEMBRANE 8.
,¶PIRXQGRQO\LQSODQWFHOOV
,¶PDVJUHHQDVFDQEH
I make food for the plant
8VLQJWKHVXQ¶VHQHUJ\
What am I? 7.
What am I? 6.
,¶PWKHIOXLGLQWKHFHOO
That fills in the space
My main purpose is
To hold organelles in place
What am I? 4.
Cell membrane Cell Wall Vacuole ,¶PVWURQJDQGVWLII
Getting through me is rough
,¶PIRXQGRQO\LQSODQWFHOOV
,¶PZKDWmakes them so tough
What am I? 3.
,¶PDUHDO³SRZHUKRXVH´
7KDW¶VSODLQWRVHH
I break down food
And release energy
What am I? 2.
,¶YHEHHQFDOOHGWKHVWRUDJHWDQN
By those with little taste
,¶PDVDFNILOOHGZLWKZDWHU
Food, enzymes, and waste
What am I? VACUOLE