Which pointed tooth type sits beside the incisors and helps tear food?

• Molars
• Canines
• Premolars

Which tooth type has a thin front edge used for cutting food?

• Incisors
• Canines
• Molars

Premolars and molars have broad, bumpy chewing surfaces that crush and grind food.

What is the main job of a lion's sharp-edged back teeth?

• They grip meat and hold it in place.
• They cut through meat to make smaller pieces.
• They grind meat with their broad surfaces.

Which description correctly compares a rabbit's front and back teeth?

• Front teeth cut plants; broad back teeth grind them.
• Front teeth grind plants; broad back teeth tear them.
• Front teeth tear plants; broad back teeth cut them.

A person eats only plant foods. Which statement about their teeth is accurate?

• Canines become molars when meat is no longer eaten.
• Incisors become molars because only plant foods are being eaten.
• Their tooth types keep their jobs when they eat only plants.

An animal's back teeth have broad chewing surfaces. What can you infer from this clue alone?

• These teeth grind plants; the animal eats no meat.
• These teeth grind meat; the animal eats no plants.
• These teeth grind food; its whole diet is unknown.

Ben says, 'Baby teeth cannot grind food because they have no premolars.' Which fact helps him correct this idea?

• Baby teeth have molars, which can grind food.
• Baby teeth have premolars, which can grind food.
• Baby incisors do all the grinding.