Mechanical DigestionTeeth

Tiger

Tiger

•The small incisors are not used for cutting grass.

•The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey.

•This animal is a meat eater.

•The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass.

Deer

•There are no molars or premolars in a deer.

Deer

•The large incisors are used for cutting grass and mosses and lichen.

•The canine teeth are similar to the incisors and are used to cut grass and plant matter.

•This animal is a plant eater.

Dingo

•The large canine teeth are used to kill large prey.

Dingo•This animal is a meat eater.

•The molars and premolars are used for cutting meat and not grinding grass.

•The small incisors are not used for cutting grass.

Antelope

•There are no molars or premolars just like a deer.

Antelope•This animal is a plant eater.

•The canine teeth are similar to the incisors and are used to cut grass and plant matter.

•The large incisors are used for cutting grass and mosses and lichen.

Monkey

•This animal is a plant and meat eater.

Monkey

•The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

•The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter.

•The large canine teeth are used to defend females as well as attack prey.

Warthog

•The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

Warthog

•The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter.

•The large canine teeth are used to defend against attack from Lions and Hyenas.

•This animal is a plant eater.

Rat

•The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

Rat

•The large incisors are used for cutting grass and plant matter.

•The large canine teeth are used to defend against attack.

•This animal is a plant and insect eater.

Hyena

Hyena

•The molars and premolars are used to cut meat and break bones.

•The incisors are not used for cutting grass.

•The large canine teeth are used to attack prey.

•This animal is a meat eater.

Lemur

Lemur

•The molars and premolars are used to cut plant matter.

•The large incisors are used for cutting fruits and other plant matter.

•The small canine teeth are used cut food matter.

•This animal is a plant eater.

Musk Deer

Musk Deer

•The molars and premolars are used to grind plant matter.

•The incisors are used for cutting grasses, mosses, lichen and other plant matter.

•The large canine teeth are used to guard females, because the deer does not have horns.

•This animal is a plant eater.

Humans use their teeth for many different things, here are

a few.