teeth

Question 1

do herbivores have incisors

Answer 1

no

Question 2

what do herbivores have instead of incisors

Answer 2

dental pad

Question 3

function of dental pad in herbivores

Answer 3

use tongue to grasp plants and pinch it off with lower incisors against dental pad

Question 4

do herbivores have canines

Answer 4

no

Question 5

why do herbivores have a diastema

Answer 5

to allow for tongue movement during prolonged chewing

Question 6

function of pre-molars in herbivores

Answer 6

thoroughly grind food and mix with large amounts of saliva

Question 7

function of incisors in carnivores

Answer 7

for gnawing at bones

Question 8

function of canines in carnivores

Answer 8

enable the carnivore to rip meat

Question 9

function of the carnassial teeth in carnivores

Answer 9

allow shearing of meat, more effective than tearing

Question 10

function of molars in a carnivore

Answer 10

used for cracking bones