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1st grade animals and habitats

8 1st grade animals and habitats skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

Animal groups: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-1CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-2England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humans

Example

Which animal group does a crocodile belong to?

  1. Reptiles have dry, scaly skin and most lay eggs on land.
  2. So the answer is: reptile

Answer: reptile

Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores

CCSS NGSS.K-LS1-1England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humans

Example

Is a sheep a herbivore, a carnivore or an omnivore?

  1. Herbivores eat only plants.
  2. So the answer is: herbivore

Answer: herbivore

Animal body parts and the jobs they do

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-1England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humans

Example

What job does this body part do: a butterfly's long tongue (proboscis)?

  1. It uncurls like a straw to reach deep into flowers.
  2. So the answer is: to sip nectar from flowers

Answer: to sip nectar from flowers

Animal coverings: fur, feathers, scales, shells and skin

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-1England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humans

Example

What covers the body of this animal: frog?

  1. Amphibians have smooth skin that must stay damp.
  2. So the answer is: smooth, damp skin

Answer: smooth, damp skin

Inventions inspired by animals and plants

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-1CCSS NGSS.K-2-ETS1-2England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humansEngland: KS1 Design and technology links

Example

Which part of nature inspired this design: self-cleaning paint that rain washes clean?

  1. Water rolls off lotus leaves and carries dirt away.
  2. So the answer is: a lotus leaf

Answer: a lotus leaf

Match animals to their young

CCSS NGSS.1-LS3-1England: KS1 Y2 Animals, including humans

Example

What is the young of this animal called: cow?

  1. So the answer is: calf

Answer: calf

Young plants and animals are like their parents, but not identical

CCSS NGSS.1-LS3-1England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritanceEngland: KS1 Y2 Animals, including humans

Example

Two sunflower seeds from the same flower are planted side by side. What will you probably see?

  1. Plants from the same parent are the same kind but vary a little.
  2. So the answer is: two sunflowers that are similar but slightly different in height

Answer: two sunflowers that are similar but slightly different in height

How animal parents help their young survive

CCSS NGSS.1-LS1-2England: KS1 Y2 Animals, including humans

Example

How is this parent helping its young: an elephant herd circling around a calf?

  1. The parent keeps the young safe from danger or cold.
  2. So the answer is: protecting

Answer: protecting

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