Animal Diets and Dentition

What type of animals eat only plants?

• Carnivores

• Predators

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

Give an example of a herbivore.

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What do carnivores eat?

• Water

• Rocks

• Plants

• Meat

Name a carnivorous animal.

• Elephant

• Lion

• Giraffe

• Tiger

Which animals eat both plants and other animals?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Pescatarians

Provide an example of an omnivore.

• Tiger

• Elephant

• Lion

• Bear

What is the purpose of dentition in animals?

• Dentition is used for flying in animals

• Dentition helps animals camouflage in their environment

• The purpose of dentition in animals is to help in chewing, biting, and grinding food to aid in digestion.

• Dentition is used for communication between animals

Explain the dentition of carnivores.

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Describe the dentition of herbivores.

• Herbivores lack teeth entirely and rely on swallowing food whole

• Herbivores possess long canines for hunting prey

• The dentition of herbivores includes a large number of molars and premolars for grinding plant material, broad and flat incisors for cropping vegetation, and often reduced or absent canines.

• Herbivores have sharp pointed teeth for tearing meat

How is the dentition of omnivores different from herbivores and carnivores?

• The dentition of omnivores includes sharp front teeth for tearing meat and flat back teeth for grinding plant material, which is different from herbivores with flat teeth for grinding plant material and carnivores with sharp teeth for tearing meat.

• Omnivores have only flat teeth for grinding plant material

• Carnivores have flat teeth for grinding plant material

• Herbivores have sharp front teeth for tearing meat