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It allowed the mammal to become carnivorous, and create an ecosystem of predator and prey. It allowed the mammal to dominate and therefore survive.
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What animal has the biggest teeth in the world?
The elephant, as an elephant's tusks are a part of the mouth of said elephant.
What phylum has jaws and skulls that are important in their evolution?
Phylum Chordata.
How many teeth are in the jaws of a leopard seal?
Leopard seals don't have teeth, they long have hollow tongues, like a butterfly, that they use to suck the brains out of their prey.
What is a carnivores mouth called?
A carnivore's mouth is commonly referred to as a "jaws". Their jaws are adapted for tearing and chewing meat, usually equipped with sharp teeth and strong muscles for a powerful bite.
How does the base of the head help in the grasshopper's eating habits?
Location of and support for the maxillae (lower jaws) are the ways that the base of the head helps in a grasshopper's eating habits. The lower jaws help mouthparts cut prey and hold edibles in place. The stability is needed since grasshopper mandibles (upper jaws) move horizontally (sideways), not vertically (up and down).
What parts of your body help chewthe food throughly?
Jaws and teeth chew food.
What are mandibles?
You, as a human and as a mammal have one mandible. This is the bone of the lower jaw and contains teeth. The upper jaw bone is called the maxilla, also containing teeth. Both jaws have a range of number of teeth depending on age and other factors.
What animal has the biggest teeth in the world?
The elephant, as an elephant's tusks are a part of the mouth of said elephant.
Which mammal has the fewest teeth?
The land mammal with the fewest teeth is the armadillo. It has just a few peg-like molars. However, apart from some mammals which have no teeth at all (such as anteaters, echidnas and platypuses), the mammal with the fewest teeth is the narwhal. A marine mammal, the narwhal has just two teeth. These teeth are not inside the narwhal's mouths, but are buried in their upper jaws in both males and females. Only one tooth is visible, and that is the left tooth of the male, which can grow to around 2.4 metres.
What called the upper teeth?
Jaws
What organism that lives in a pond has powerful teeth and strong jaws to cut down large trees?
This describes the beaver, a semi-aquatic mammal found in North America, Europe and Asia.
Why are jaws important?
jaws are imortant because you wouldn't be able to eat or what would your teeth be on
Do firebelly newts have teeth?
Firebelly do not have teeth .They have strong jaws to eat food.
What phylum has jaws and skulls that are important in their evolution?
Phylum Chordata.
Why teeth import?
1. Teeth are important to chew food. 2. They also help to look good. 3. They help to grind and cut the food so you dont choke and die. 4. They also help to jaws steady. 5. They help to keep the gums in place.
Why are teeth important?
1. Teeth are important to chew food. 2. They also help to look good. 3. They help to grind and cut the food so you dont choke and die. 4. They also help to jaws steady. 5. They help to keep the gums in place.
How does a platypus grind its food?
Platypuses do not have teeth; they have grinding plates in their jaws instead of teeth.
