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What are the teeth that are used for crushing called?
The teeth that are used for crushing are called molars. They are flat and broad, designed to grind and crush food into smaller pieces for easier digestion.
What are the eight teeth with broad tops for crushing food?
premolars
What are the great whites strengths?
Their huge teeth and crushing jaws.
Do birds have sharp teeth for crushing food?
No existing bird of any species has teeth. Birds have beaks.
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.
What is a 4 letter word that means crushing food with your teeth?
chew
Flat back teeth used for crushing and grinding food?
molars
What does molers mean?
Molars are the teeth in the back of the jaw that are used for crushing food. The process of chewing is called masticating. The teeth in front do the cutting, these are called incisors. Then we have the canine and then the bicuspids. Molars are either bicuspid or tricuspid depending on how many peaks they have on top.
What is the function of the back teeth?
The larger back teeth are used for crushing and chewing things, which the narrower and sharper front teeth are for biting and cutting into food.
Why are gummy sharks called gummy sharks?
The Gummy Shark, Mustelus antarcticus, has flat, plate-like teeth for crushing its prey, hence, Gummy Shark.
What are back molars for?
All molars are teeth adapted for crushing and chewing food.
Is teeth crushing food a physical or chemical change?
physical
