EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Most carnivores have long, sharp teeth adapted to ripping, tearing or cutting flesh. While many also possess a few molars in the back of their mouths, and sharp incisors in the front, the most important teeth for carnivores are their long, sharp canine teeth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Incisors are adapted for nipping off flesh. The outermost incisors are usually larger than the inner ones. The strong canines are usually large, pointed, and adapted to aid in the stabbing of prey.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carnivores have biological adaptations that help them hunt. Carnivorous mammals such as wolves have strong jaws and long, sharp teeth that help them grab and rip apart their prey. Plant-eaters, on the other hand, usually have big molars that help them grind up leaves and grasses.

Detailed explanation-4: -Herbivores have perfect teeth for eating plants. They have molars – strong, mostly flat and ideal for grinding up food so that it is easy to eat. Herbivores also may have sharp incisors at the front of their mouths which they use to cut or tear the plant from the ground or from a larger bush or tree.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carnivores and herbivores have different types of teeth, to suit the type of food they eat. Herbivores have teeth which are shaped to squash and grind plants. Teeth a and b on the diagram show the herbivore’s teeth. Carnivores have teeth which are shaped to slice and rip the meat they eat.