The document discusses the eating habits of different types of mammals. It explains that herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores each have teeth adapted to their specific diets. Herbivores have teeth for cutting and grinding plants, carnivores have sharp canines and carnassial teeth for tearing meat, and omnivores have a combination of teeth that allow them to eat both plants and meat. Examples are given of common herbivores like zebras and giraffes, carnivores like lions and foxes, and omnivores like pigs and humans.

1. THE
EATING HABITS
OF ANIMALS
LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE
11
T.V. JASON

2. REMEMBER !!
SOME FOOD
COMES FROM
PLANTS.
PLANTS ARE A TYPE OF AUTOTROPHS
THAT CAN PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
(Bu, 2013; Mabope,
2022)

3. SOME FOOD COMES FROM ANIMALS
(Bu, 2013)

4. All animals need to eat food to give
them nutrients that they will use
everyday. Teeth are a vital
component of physically breaking
down food into smaller soluble
molecules.

6. THE LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF THE
TYPES OF TEETH
• INCISORS Front, chiseling or nipping tooth.
• CANINES On either side of incisors and it is useful in biting and
piercing prey
• PREMOLARS It is also known as “cheek teeth” and they do some
grinding and mashing
(Zahid, 2013)
• MOLARS Back teeth that do most of the grinding and chewing

7. Mammalian animals have teeth that
are adapted to eating certain types of
food. Although there are four types of
teeth, not every mammal has all of
them. The types of teeth they have
are depended on their diet.

8. DIFFERENT DIETS FOR MAMMALIAN
SPECIES
Herbivores
Omnivor
es
Carnivore
s

9. HERBIVORES
• “Herbi” = plant and “vore”= eater.
• Therefore, these animals consume plant material.
• Leaves, fruits, roots and even the bark of trees are plants that herbivores may
eat.
• They often need to eat a lot during the day inorder to have enough energy ()
• Some herbivores include: Zebras, rabbits and giraffes.

10. Herbivores
Found in
South

11. Herbivores’ teeth adaptations based on their diet:
• Use incisors to cut the plant material
• Usually lack canines
• Use molars and premolars to grind food

12. CARNIVORES
• “Carni” = meat and “vore”= eater.
• Therefore, these animals are meat eaters and obtain food by hunting and killing
their prey.
• These animals are rather large.
• Some of the animals that follow this diet eat insects and bugs ,while others eat
animals such as fish or rat which are a considered small animals. Then we get
carnivores which eat bigger animals such as buffalos or wolves (Estape, 2014 )
• Example of carnivores include: Lions, foxes and African wild dogs

13. Carnivor
es in
South

14. Carnivores’ teeth adaptations based on their diet:
• Use incisors to slice or shred meat.
• Large and well developed canines used for catching, holding and tearing meat
• Molars and premolars are modified to form Carnassial teeth.
According to Meckelb (2007) carnassial teeth are 4th upper premolars and 1st lower molars
that is specialized for meat shearing.

15. OMNIVORES
• “Omni” = All and “vore”= eater.
• Therefore, these animals are adapted to eating both plant and animal tissue.
• Omnivores are able to obtain food faster. Why ?
• This is because omnivores have a variety of food to choose from compared to
herbivores and carnivores.
• Some omnivores include: Hens, pigs and even people.

16. Omnivores
found in
South

17. Omnivores’ teeth adaptations based on their diet:
• They have all four types of teeth that are well developed.
• Their teeth are modified for eating both plant material and meat similar to
those in humans

19. REFERENCES
Bu, K. (2013) Carnivores herbivores omnivores_KAH. Available from Slideshare at :
https://www.Slideshare.net/Kay-Bu/carnivores-herbivores-omnivoreskah?qid=28462457-042f-45d7-a46a-
ab0f9c7ec87&v=&b=&from-search=1 .(Accessed: 20 August 2022)
Estape, V. (2014) .Available from Slideshare at : https://www.Slideshare.net/veronicaestape/the-
eatinghabitsofanimalspptteeth?qid=47062a58-60aa41a3-bfa7-d8846bad25a&v=&b=from_search=5. (Accessed:
19 August 2022)
Mabope, A. (2022) Heterotrophs and Autotrophs. Available from Slideshare at:
https://www.Slideshare.net/AmahleMabope/heterotrophs-and-autotrophspptx. (Accessed: 20 August 2022)
Meckelb, T. (2007) Companion Animal Dentistry Kk. Available from Slideshare at :
https://ww.Slideshare.net/meckelbt/companion-animal-dentistry-kk?qid=69998bca-e893-4ee8-b470-
0599d6dd78fb&v=&b=&from-search=1 .(Accessed: 18 August 2022)
Zahid, O. (2013) Anatomy lecture: Digestive System (1st Semester). Available from Slideshare at :
https://www.slideshare.net/PakRose1/lecture-9-digestive-system?qid=b6f3c680-0cdc-440b-a41a-
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