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Nutrition and its Types
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Name the following types of teeth with their function.


A
A- Incisors- cutting and biting
B- Canine- Chewing and grinding
C- Premolar- Chewing and grinding
D- Molar- Piercing and tearing
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A- Incisors- Chewing and grinding
B- Canine- Piercing and tearing
C- Premolar- Cutting and biting
D- Molar- Chewing and grinding
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A- Incisors- Cutting and biting
B- Canine- Piercing and tearing
C- Premolar- Chewing and grinding
D- Molar- Chewing and grinding
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A- Incisors- Chewing and grinding
B- Canine- Chewing and grinding
C- Premolar- Piercing and tearing
D- Molar- Cutting and biting
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Solution

The correct option is C A- Incisors- Cutting and biting
B- Canine- Piercing and tearing
C- Premolar- Chewing and grinding
D- Molar- Chewing and grinding

There are four types of teeth present in our mouth.


∙ Inscisors have sharp edges and helps in cutting the food into pieces.
∙ Canines are sharp with pointed end that helps in tearing the food.
∙ Premolars and molars have blunt ends and helps in chewing and grinding the food.


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Types of Teeth Functionsi) Incisors A) Piercing and tearingii) Canines B) Grinding foodiii) Premolars C) Cutting and biting iv) Molars D) Crushing food
Q.

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

(c) Premolars, molars - Grinding

(d) Molars, incisors - Tearing

Q. Question 26
Label the below given Figure as directed below in (i) to (iv) and give the name of each type of teeth.

i) The cutting and biting teeth as ‘A’
ii) The piercing and tearing teeth as ‘B’
iii) The grinding and chewing teeth as ‘C’
iv) The grinding teeth present only in adult as ‘D’
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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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?


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