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cheetahs and other preditors have sharp pointed teeth for biting and killing but herbivores such as hippopotumisses have flat teeth that are perfect for grinding up leaves and roots

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Which teeth are used for tearing apart meat and are obvious in meat eating animals?

The teeth in question are called the canines.


What types of teeth do herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores have, and how do they differ in terms of their structure and function?

Herbivores have flat teeth for grinding plants, carnivores have sharp teeth for tearing meat, and omnivores have a mix of both for eating plants and meat. Their teeth differ in structure and function to suit their diets.


Why the teeth of animals do not decay?

Most animals eat raw meat where as we eat cooked meat the raw meat is tougher. And some animals chew on bones.


Do animals that eat meat have sharper teeth?

yes


Animals eating both grass and meat?

Dogs eat meat, and sometimes eat grass as well. If you are asking about all the animals, and whether they eat grass/vegetation or meat, see the links below. The lists are too long to copy here.


What is the animals that eats grass and meat?

They are called Omnivores. They eat both meat and plants. Some examples are:Horses,bears and rats ^_^


What do animals with flat teeth eat?

Animals with flat teeth typically eat plants and vegetation. They use their flat teeth to grind and chew plant material effectively. Some examples of animals with flat teeth include herbivores like cows, horses, and elephants.


Are all your teeth the same?

No. You have teeth for grinding and different teeth for tearing.


Why some animals have teeth?

because they eat different types of food, eg sheep and wolfs will have different teeth because wolves need sharp teeth to tear through meat and sheep need blunt teeth to chomp on grass


How do the plant eating animals and meat eating animals use their teeth?

the same way we do....


What are the faetures of carnivorous animals?

Carnivores are meat eating animals. They have sharp teeth to stab off their prey(meat). They have sharp claws which are used to kill them. they use their premolar teeth to grind and chop the meat and make it easy to swallow.


Are meat eating animals need different teeth form vegetarian animal?

Yes, carnivores have teeth that tear while herbivores have crushing teeth. If you look at a dog's or cat's teeth, that is what meat eating animals teeth look like. A horse or cow have teeth that crush and their teeth show that. Our teeth are both so we are called omnivores.