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