and are used for chewing and grinding food.

Incisors and canines

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Canines and premolars

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Premolars and molars

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Canines and molars

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Solution

The correct option is B Premolars and molars
Premolars and molars are found at the back of the mouth. The purpose of premolars and molars is to chew and grind down food into smaller particles.
Incisors are used for biting the food and canines are used for tearing the food.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

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Q. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1. Green plants make their own food through a process called .................... (photosynthesis/autotrophs).
2. .................... (Canines/Molars) are large back teeth having a wide grinding surface and are used primarily to chew food.
3. Wool is a/an .................... (plant/animal) fibre.
4. The number of atoms present in one molecule of an element is known as its .................... (monotony/atomicity).
5. Materials containing an acid are called .................... (basic/acidic) substances.

1. Incisors are chisel-shaped and are used for cutting.

2. Canine is dagger shaped and used for tearing.

3. Molars and Premolars are used for crushing and grinding.

Which of the above sentences is correct?

Question 2
Which of the following pair of teeth differ in structure but are similar in function?

(a) Canines and incisors
(b) Molars and premolars
(c) Incisors and molars
(d) Premolars and canines

Which one of the following pairs of types of teeth perform one common function as stated against it ?

(a) Incisors, canines - Holding

(b) Canines, premolars - Tearing

(d) Molars, incisors - Tearing

Q. Study the following passage:
Most of the vertebrates have jaws with teeth. The mode of arrangement of teeth on the jaws is called dentition.
The various types of teeth seen in mammals are incisors (I) canines (C) premolars (P) and molars (M). They are used for biting, tearing, chewing and grinding, respectively.
Canines, the tearing teeth are well-developed in carnivores and ill-developed or absent in herbivores.

Now answer the following:
(i) In frogs, all the teeth in the upper jaw look-alike, whereas in human beings they are different. The type of dentition in human beings can be called .........
(a) Homodont (b) Isodont (c) Heterodont (d) Acrodont
(ii) The dental formula of a mammal is written as ICPM=2023/1023. The teeth missing in it are ................
(a) Incisors (b) Canines (c) Premolars (d) Molars

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