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 22 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 hedgehog's spines
A plant's stem
A plant's roots
A rabbit's long ears
A.Hold it in the ground and take in water
B.Keep hungry animals from biting it
C.Hear danger coming from far away
D.Holds the leaves up toward the light
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A plant's flowers
A fish's fins
An elephant's trunk
An eagle's sharp claws
A.Make the seeds that grow into new plants
B.Help it steer and stay upright in the water
C.Grip and carry the food it catches
D.Pick up food and suck up water
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Answer key — What Each Part Is For
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A hedgehog's spines — B (Keep hungry animals from biting it) 2. A plant's stem — D (Holds the leaves up toward the light) 3. A plant's roots — A (Hold it in the ground and take in water) 4. A rabbit's long ears — C (Hear danger coming from far away)
2.1. A plant's flowers — A (Make the seeds that grow into new plants) 2. A fish's fins — B (Help it steer and stay upright in the water) 3. An elephant's trunk — D (Pick up food and suck up water) 4. An eagle's sharp claws — C (Grip and carry the food it catches)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.