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Why do meat eating animals have different teeth than vegetarian animals?
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Carnivores generally have sharper teeth meant for biting herbivores have flatter teeth meant for grinding or chewing.
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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.
How plant eating animals are different from flesh eating animals?
The flesh eating animals are carnivores, the plant eating animals are called herbivores. Carnivores depend on the nutrients in meat and flesh, while the herbivores depend on the nutrients in plants. The carnivores have teeth that were made for tearing and ripping flesh, while herbivores have teeth that were made for crushing plants.
How are the teeth of flesh-eating animal different from that of a plant-eating animals?
flesh eating carnivore animals are generally sharper as they rip off flesh of a animal and the plant eating animals herbivores teeth are blunter as they just eat plants their teeth are also flat so they can grind the food before swallowing
How do the plant eating animals and meat eating animals use their teeth?
the same way we do....
What is the use of sharp teeth on animals?
it is used for eating food
How is food digested in grass eating animals?
no. plant eating dinosaurs have flat teeth for grinding leaves. meat eating dinosaurs on the other hand have sharp and long teeth for tearing meat. and fish eating dinosaurs have short and sharp teeth for holding on to slippery prey.
What kind of teeth does herbivorese animals have?
They use their big and strong teeth in getting or eating food.
What is the difference between eyes of flesh eating animals and those of plant eating animals?
Animals which are carnivorous have canine teeth. The human canine teeth are the sharp pointy one that are exaggerated on vampires. Plant eating animals will in general lack these specialized teeth. Look for flat buck-like teeth on plant-eaters and sharp teeth on meat-eaters. The teeth. Meat-eating animals have sharp, pointy teeth so as to rip flesh. Plant-eaters have bigger, blunter teeth so as to grind up plants. Onmivores (Eaters of both plants and meat) have both.
Why are teeth different shapes and sizes?
teeth have been shaped that way because of eating and how healthy your teeth are
Which teeth are used for tearing food apart and are obvious in meat-eating animals?
The teeth in question are called the canines.
Which teeth are used for tearing apart meat and are obvious in meat eating animals?
The teeth in question are called the canines.
Which teeth are used for tearing food apart and are obvious meat eating animals?
The teeth in question are called the canines.
