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 18 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.
An eagle's sharp claws
A plant's leaves
A fish's fins
A giraffe's long neck
A.Catch the sunlight the plant needs
B.Help it steer and stay upright in the water
C.Reach leaves high up in the trees
D.Grip and carry the food it catches
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A turtle's shell
A hedgehog's spines
A rabbit's long ears
A plant's flowers
A.Keep hungry animals from biting it
B.Hear danger coming from far away
C.A hard home it can pull its head into
D.Make the seeds that grow into new plants
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Answer key — What Each Part Is For
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. An eagle's sharp claws — D (Grip and carry the food it catches) 2. A plant's leaves — A (Catch the sunlight the plant needs) 3. A fish's fins — B (Help it steer and stay upright in the water) 4. A giraffe's long neck — C (Reach leaves high up in the trees)
2.1. A turtle's shell — C (A hard home it can pull its head into) 2. A hedgehog's spines — A (Keep hungry animals from biting it) 3. A rabbit's long ears — B (Hear danger coming from far away) 4. A plant's flowers — D (Make the seeds that grow into new plants)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.