Cell Organelles
Characteristics of Life
Plant,
Animal or Both?
Cells in Real Life
100
This organelle is the control center of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
100

A parent measures her child's height every month. 

What is growth.

100

Nucleus

Both

100

An athlete's cells would have a lot of...

Mitochondria

200

This organelle makes food for the plant cell. 

Chloroplast
200
A mama duck just hatched 6 new baby ducklings. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
What is reproduction?
200

Cell Membrane

Both 

200

The cell could not do ANYTHING without the...

Nucleus

300
These organelles make the proteins.
What are ribosomes?
300
When you look at a leaf and a sample of human skin, we see that they are both made of tiny "building blocks". What characteristic of life does this represent?
What is "All living things are composed of cells?"
300

Cell Wall

Plant

300

You wouldn't be able to grow without making protein from the...

Ribosomes

400

This organelle keeps some things in and others out. 

What is the cell membrane. 

400

A chloroplast uses energy from the sun to make sugar for the plant. Which characteristic of life does this show?

Eat or make food. 

400

Chloroplast

Plant

400

A plant wouldn't be able to make food without...

the chloroplast

500
This organelle provides the energy for the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
500

When you are sick, sometimes you get a fever. 

Responding

500

Mitochondria

Both 

500

Vegetables are crunchy because their all of their cells have a...

Cell Wall

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