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1. Do all animals have teeth?
Your answer - No, some animals such as birds don't have teeth.
Correct.
Yes, some animals have mechanisms other than teeth to crush their food.

2. Why do we have teeth?
Your answer - To cut, tear and crush our food before we swallow it.
Correct.
Our teeth break food down into little pieces that we can swallow.

3. How many sets of teeth do we get in our lifetime?
Your answer - Two.
Correct.
Our second set of teeth, our adult teeth, has to last!

4. Humans are omnivores. What type of food should we eat to keep healthy?
Your answer - A varied diet with lots of different types of food.
Correct.
We must eat lots of different types of food to keep healthy.

5. A lion is a carnivore. What type of food do carnivores eat?
Your answer - Only meat.
Correct.
Carnivores eat only meat. They have teeth for killing animals and tearing meat.

6. A sheep is a herbivore. What type of food do herbivores eat?
Your answer - Only plants.
Correct.
Herbivores eat only plants and have teeth for cutting and grinding.

7. Which teeth are used for crushing and grinding food?
Your answer - Molars.
Correct.
Molars at the back of the mouth are used to crush and grind food.

8. Which teeth are used to rip and tear food?
Your answer - Canines.
Correct.
Canines are long, sharp teeth used to rip and tear food.

9. What is the job of incisor teeth?
Your answer - Snipping and cutting off bite-sized pieces of food.
Correct.

Incisors are our front teeth used to snip and cut food.

10. Which teeth are sometimes missing in herbivores?
Your answer - Canines.
Correct.
This is because herbivores don't need to rip and tear meat.

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