Which type of teeth are used when a person is taking a bite of an apple?

Canines

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Premolars

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Molars

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Incisors

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Solution

The correct option is D
Incisors

Incisors, also known as biting teeth, are located at the front of the mouth. They have a sharp biting surface and are used for cutting food into small chewable pieces. This is the type of teeth used when a person is taking a bite of an apple. There are eight incisors in both milk and permanent teeth.

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

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(b) Canines, premolars - Tearing

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(a) Canines and incisors
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(d) Premolars and canines

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(a) incisors
(b) canines
(c) pre-molars
(d) molars

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:
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(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

Q. During a dental check up in school, the dentist asked a group of students to name the teeth from the back of the mouth to the front in the correct order. He got four different answers. Identify the one that shows the correct order.
(a) 3 incisors, 2 canines, 1 molar, 2 premolars.
(b) 2 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, 2 molars.
(c) 2 molars, 3 premolars, 2 canines, 1 incisor.
(d) 3 molars, 2 premolars, 1 canine, 2 incisors.

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