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 24 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 rabbit's long ears
A plant's stem
An owl's big eyes
A.Hear danger coming from far away
B.Keep hungry animals from biting it
C.Holds the leaves up toward the light
D.Let it see when it hunts at night
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A plant's flowers
A giraffe's long neck
A turtle's shell
A plant's leaves
A.Reach leaves high up in the trees
B.Catch the sunlight the plant needs
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 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A hedgehog's spines — B (Keep hungry animals from biting it) 2. A rabbit's long ears — A (Hear danger coming from far away) 3. A plant's stem — C (Holds the leaves up toward the light) 4. An owl's big eyes — D (Let it see when it hunts at night)
2.1. A plant's flowers — D (Make the seeds that grow into new plants) 2. A giraffe's long neck — A (Reach leaves high up in the trees) 3. A turtle's shell — C (A hard home it can pull its head into) 4. A plant's leaves — B (Catch the sunlight the plant needs)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.