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Grade 1 Parents & Offspring Worksheet with Answers

Grade 1 (US) · Year 2 (UK) · Class 1 (India) · Science

Unit 1: Living ThingsParents & OffspringNGSS 1-LS3-1

How young animals and plants are like their parents, and how parents help offspring survive. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Parents & Offspring

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Learning goal: Parents & Offspring · NGSS 1-LS3-1

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

What is a baby sheep called?

Answer: a lamb

Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What is a baby frog called?
  2. 2What is a baby cat called?
  3. 3What is a baby cow called?
  4. 4What is a baby dog called?
  5. 5What is a young plant called?
  • APuppy
  • BKitten
  • CSeedling
  • DCalf
  • ETadpole
Part B

Write your answer on the line.

  1. 6

    Name a way young plants are like their parent plants.

  2. 7

    Do baby animals look exactly like their parents?

  3. 8

    Two puppies from the same parents look different. Is that normal?

  4. 9

    How do bird parents help their chicks survive?

  5. 10

    Why does a baby kangaroo stay in its mother's pouch?

  6. 11

    A puppy cries. What does the parent dog usually do?

  7. 12

    Which baby animal does NOT look like its parent: kitten, tadpole or calf?

    KittenTadpoleCalf

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

I am a gas that makes up most of the air you breathe. What am I?

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  1. 1.E — a tadpole
  2. 2.B — a kitten
  3. 3.D — a calf
  4. 4.A — a puppy
  5. 5.C — a seedling
  6. 6.same kind of leaves, flowers or shape (any one)
  7. 7.no — similar, but not exactly the same
  8. 8.yes — offspring vary
  9. 9.they bring food and keep them warm
  10. 10.to stay safe and warm and to feed
  11. 11.comes to help or feed it
  12. 12.tadpole
  13. ★nitrogen (challenge corner)

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