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Study the following dental formula and then answer the questions that follow:
$\frac{i3}{4} \frac{c0}{0} \frac{pm0}{1} \frac{m1}{1}$
(State the total number of teeth present in the dentition

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The total number of teeth present in the given dentition is $20$ .

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Study the following dental formula and then answer the questions that follow :

$i \frac{3}{4}$ $c \frac{0}{0}$ $p m \frac{0}{1}$ $m \frac{1}{1}$

(a) State the total number of teeth present in the dentition.

(b) Is the dentition that of a carnivore or herbivore ? Give a reason to support your answer.

(c) Name an animal possessing such a dentition.

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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.
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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 .........
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