This document discusses different types of teeth and their functions. It defines carnivores as meat-eating animals with sharp canines, herbivores as plant-eating animals with flat molars and incisors for chewing, and omnivores as animals that eat both plants and animals with a mixture of teeth. Examples are given such as lions and crocodiles for carnivores, cows and pandas for herbivores, and humans and mice for omnivores. The document explains how the teeth of each group are adapted to their diet and includes a table to sort pictures of animals by their teeth and diet type.
2. Recap: What are the 3 types of teeth. What shapes are
they and what they are use for?
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3. Incisors:
Canines:
Molars:
These are our front teeth and
used for pulling and tearing food.
These are the teeth that are used for
gripping food and tearing meat.
These are used for grinding
food.
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4. What is a carnivore?
An animal that feeds on other animals either
predators or scavengers (meat eaters).
Can you think of 2 examples?
Lions, crocodiles
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5. What is a carnivore?
Can you think of 2 examples?
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6. What is a herbivore?
An animal that gets its energy from eating plants
only.
Can you think of 2 examples?
Cows, pandas
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What is a omnivore?
Can you think of 2 examples?
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What is a omnivore?
An animal that has the ability to get its energy
and nutrients from eating both plants and
animals.
Can you think of 2 examples?
Humans, mice
9. What type of teeth do each of these groups have?
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Canines
Why might this be?
Think of their diet
A mixture of all
Incisors and/or molars
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11. Carnivores
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Most carnivores have long, sharp canine teeth adapted to ripping,
tearing or cutting flesh which are their most important teeth. While
many also possess a few molars in the back of their mouths, and may also
possess sharp incisors in the front, their canine teeth are very
pronounced.
12. Herbivores
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Herbivores typically have chisel-like incisors and large, flat premolars
and molars for chewing plants.
13. Omnivores
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Humans are omnivores, meaning we eat both plants and animals, and our
teeth have evolved to suit our diet. Our canines are smaller than a
carnivore’s and we have flat molars to help us chew our food before
swallowing, as plant material needs grinding before we can digest it.
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Animal Canines Incisors Molars All teeth Type of animal
Yes No No No Carnivore (T-Rex)
15. Your task:
• Copy the table on the previous slide. Draw or cut out the pictures on
the next slide and stick them on the left hand side of your table.
• Say whether their teeth are mostly molars, incisors, canines or if
they have a mix of each.
• Then write next to it what type of animal it is: herbivore, omnivore
or carnivore.
• Add 2-3 more of your own choice of animal (just write the name).
Extension: Choose one animal and write a short comparison on how our
teeth are different to that animal and why.
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