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Mechanical Digestion Teeth

Mechanical Digestion Teeth. Tiger. Tiger. This animal is a meat eater. The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey. The small incisors are not used for cutting grass. The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass. Deer. Deer.

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Mechanical Digestion Teeth

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  1. Mechanical DigestionTeeth

  2. Tiger

  3. Tiger • This animal is a meat eater. • The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey. • The small incisors are not used for cutting grass. • The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass.

  4. Deer

  5. Deer • This animal is a plant eater. • The canine teeth are similar to the incisors and are used to cut grass and plant matter. • The large incisors are used for cutting grass and mosses and lichen. • There are no molars or premolars in a deer.

  6. Dingo

  7. Dingo • This animal is a meat eater. • The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey. • The small incisors are not used for cutting grass. • The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass.

  8. Antelope

  9. Antelope • This animal is a plant eater. • The canine teeth are similar to the incisors and are used to cut grass and plant matter. • The large incisors are used for cutting grass and mosses and lichen. • There are no molars or premolars just like a deer.

  10. Monkey

  11. Monkey • This animal is a plant and meat eater. • The large canine teeth are used to defend females as well as attack prey. • The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter. • The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

  12. Warthog

  13. Warthog • This animal is a plant eater. • The large canine teeth are used to defend against attack from Lions and Hyenas. • The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter. • The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

  14. Rat

  15. Rat • This animal is a plant and insect eater. • The large canine teeth are used to defend against attack. • The large incisors are used for cutting grass and plant matter. • The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

  16. Hyena

  17. Hyena • This animal is a meat eater. • The large canine teeth are used to attack prey. • The incisors are not used for cutting grass. • The molars and premolars are used to cut meat and break bones.

  18. Lemur

  19. Lemur • This animal is a plant eater. • The small canine teeth are used cut food matter. • The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter. • The molars and premolars are used to cut plant matter.

  20. Musk Deer

  21. Musk Deer • This animal is a plant eater. • The large canine teeth are used to guard females, because the deer does not have horns. • The incisors are used for cutting grasses, mosses, lichen and other plant matter. • The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

  22. Humans use their teeth for many different things, here are a few.

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