Question

Dentition of the crocodile is

• A. thecodont
• B. acrodont
• C. diphyodont
• D. bunodont

Answer 1

The correct option is A thecodont

Dentition is the arrangement of teeth in organisms.
Thecodont is the arrangement of teeth when teeth are placed in sockets in the jaw, as in humans as well as in crocodiles and other mammals.
Thecodont

Acrodont is the arrangement of teeth on the edge of the jaw with no sockets as seen in chameleons.

Acrodont

Bunodont are teeth with low rounded cusps as seen in humans molar.

Bunodont

Diphyodont is two sets of teeth in the lifetime of the organism. In humans, there are the milk teeth and the permanent teeth.