Cell Riddles

I am the jelly-like fluid inside the cell. I provide an area of movement for all the dissolved molecules that keep the cell working. I am the:

• cell wall

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• cell membrane

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I am a thin protective layer around the cell, but I am not one solid piece. I have tiny openings that allow materials to pass in and out of the cell. I am the:

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

• endoplasmic reticulum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

When a cell needs energy, I take in nutrients, break them down, and supply energy to the cell. I can also convert stored energy in the cell to food. I am the:

• nucleolus

• mitochondrion

• central vacuole

• lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I am a large storage unit in the cell. I am very large in plant cells, I store water, food, and wastes. I help support the plant. When I start to shrink due to lack of water, the plant may wilt. I am the:

• cell membrane

• chromosomes

• cytoplasm

• central vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I am the food producer for plant cells. I absorb light energy from the sun and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen. I am not found in the animal cell. I am the:

• mitochondrion

• central vacuole

• golgi body

• chloroplast

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

I act like a digestive system in an animal cell. I contain enzymes that break down wastes and other materials. I am the:

• cell wall

• lysosome

• ribosome

• nucleus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

We build proteins in the cell. We can be found in several places in the cell, including in the cytosol and on the endoplasmic reticulum. We are the:

• chromosomes

• golgi bodies

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I am the "brain" of the cell, and I control all the activities of the cell. I am located in the cytosol, but you would not find me in prokaryotic cells. I am the:

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondrion

• cell wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I am the outermost part of the plant cell. I am made of specialized sugar called cellulose. I provide support and protection and give plants their shape. I am not found in animal cells. I am the:

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• vacuole

• mitochondrion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

I gather molecules and make them more complex. I store these molecules or send them into the cytosol or out of the cell. I process the proteins produced by the endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes. I am the:

• nucleus

• lysosome

• golgi body

• nucleolus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2