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 9 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 rabbit's long ears
An elephant's trunk
A fish's fins
A plant's flowers
A.Help it steer and stay upright in the water
B.Pick up food and suck up water
C.Make the seeds that grow into new plants
D.Hear danger coming from far away
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A turtle's shell
An eagle's sharp claws
A plant's roots
A giraffe's long neck
A.A hard home it can pull its head into
B.Hold it in the ground and take in water
C.Reach leaves high up in the trees
D.Grip and carry the food it catches
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Answer key — What Each Part Is For
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A rabbit's long ears — D (Hear danger coming from far away) 2. An elephant's trunk — B (Pick up food and suck up water) 3. A fish's fins — A (Help it steer and stay upright in the water) 4. A plant's flowers — C (Make the seeds that grow into new plants)
2.1. A turtle's shell — A (A hard home it can pull its head into) 2. An eagle's sharp claws — D (Grip and carry the food it catches) 3. A plant's roots — B (Hold it in the ground and take in water) 4. A giraffe's long neck — C (Reach leaves high up in the trees)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.