AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Carnivores, the meat eaters of the animal world, have very defined canine teeth for tearing at meat, combined with a sometimes limited number of molars. Omnivores, because they eat both meat and plants, have a combination of sharp front teeth and molars for grinding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Omnivores have incisors, canines and molars. They may look slightly different depending on the plants and meat available but in general, omnivores will have a mixture of teeth to help them each their food. The incisors are there to bite, the canines to tear and the molars to crush and grind food when eating.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carnivores, like other mammals, possess a number of different kinds of teeth: incisors in front, followed by canines, premolars, and molars in the rear. Most carnivores have carnassial, or shearing, teeth that function in slicing meat and cutting tough sinews.

Detailed explanation-4: -Based on the discovery of a single tooth, researchers say they have identified an ancient species of giant platypus.