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 Cell membrane Cytoplasm

Organelle Cell Wall Chloroplast
Nucleus Vacuole Mitochondria

1. I’m a real “powerhouse” 5. I’m found only in plant cells

That’s plain to see I’m as green as can be
I break down food I make food for the plant
And release energy Using the sun’s energy

What am I? What am I?

2. I’m strong and stiff 6. My name means “green leaf”

Getting through me is rough I’m the pigment in a plant cell
I’m found only in plant cells That causes its green color
I’m what makes them so tough And absorbs the sun’s energy well

What am I? What am I?

3. I’m the fluid in the cell 7. I’m full of holes

That fills in the space Flexible and thin
My main purpose is I control what gets out
To hold organelles in place As well as what comes in

What am I? What am I?

4. I’m the brain of the cell 8. I’ve been called the storage tank
Or so they say By those with little taste
I regulate activities I’m a sack filled with water,
From day to day Food, enzymes, and waste

What am I? 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 Cell membrane Cytoplasm

Organelle Cell Wall Chloroplast
Nucleus Vacuole Mitochondria

1. I’m a real “powerhouse” 5. I’m found only in plant cells

That’s plain to see I’m as green as can be
I break down food I make food for the plant
And release energy Using the sun’s energy

What am I? MITOCHONDRIA What am I? CHLOROPLAST

2. I’m strong and stiff 6. My name means “green leaf”

Getting through me is rough I’m the pigment in a plant cell
I’m found only in plant cells That causes its green color
I’m what makes them so tough And absorbs the sun’s energy well

What am I? CELL WALL What am I? CHLOROPHYLL

3. I’m the fluid in the cell 7. I’m full of holes

That fills in the space Flexible and thin
My main purpose is I control what gets out
To hold organelles in place As well as what comes in

What am I? CYTOPLASM What am I? CELL MEMBRANE

4. I’m the brain of the cell 8. I’ve been called the storage tank
Or so they say By those with little taste
I regulate activities I’m a sack filled with water,
From day to day Food, enzymes, and waste

What am I? NUCLEUS What am I? VACUOLE