Which type of teeth are used in tearing food?

Incisors

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Canines

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Molars

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Premolars

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The correct option is B
Canines

Canines are used for ripping and tearing food such as meat. You have a total of four of them, located next to your four top front teeth and your four bottom front teeth.

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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

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

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?

Q. Match the following:

\begin{matrix} Types of Teeth & Functions i) Incisors & A) Piercing and tearing ii) Canines & B) Grinding food iii) Premolars & C) Cutting and biting iv) Molars & D) Crushing food \end{matrix}

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Which type of teeth are used in tearing food?

The correct option is B Canines Canines are used for ripping and tearing food such as meat. You have a total of four of them, located next to your four top front teeth and your four bottom front teeth.

The correct option is B
Canines

Canines are used for ripping and tearing food such as meat. You have a total of four of them, located next to your four top front teeth and your four bottom front teeth.