What Each Part Is For is a free printable Grade 1 science worksheet on how plants and animals use their outside parts to survive and grow, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 1-LS1-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
What Each Part Is For
1-LS1-1
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Draw a line from each part to what it does.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A giraffe's long neck
An eagle's sharp claws
A plant's flowers
A plant's roots
A.Hold it in the ground and take in water
B.Grip and carry the food it catches
C.Make the seeds that grow into new plants
D.Reach leaves high up in the trees
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A hedgehog's spines
An elephant's trunk
A plant's leaves
A plant's stem
A.Holds the leaves up toward the light
B.Catch the sunlight the plant needs
C.Keep hungry animals from biting it
D.Pick up food and suck up water
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Answer key — What Each Part Is For
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A giraffe's long neck — D (Reach leaves high up in the trees) 2. An eagle's sharp claws — B (Grip and carry the food it catches) 3. A plant's flowers — C (Make the seeds that grow into new plants) 4. A plant's roots — A (Hold it in the ground and take in water)
2.1. A hedgehog's spines — C (Keep hungry animals from biting it) 2. An elephant's trunk — D (Pick up food and suck up water) 3. A plant's leaves — B (Catch the sunlight the plant needs) 4. A plant's stem — A (Holds the leaves up toward the light)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.