Carnivore, herbivore and omnivore teeth (non-statutory) | Science

Starter quiz

What does a carnivore eat?
- only plants
- plants and animals
- only other animals ✓
What does a herbivore eat?
- only other animals
- only plants ✓
- plants and animals
An ______ is an animal that eats both plants and other animals.
- 'omnivore' ✓
Match the animal to the type of food it might eat.
- A panda is a herbivore and ...
  
  ⇔
  
  eats bamboo shoots. ✓
- A robin is an omnivore and ...
  
  ⇔
  
  eats worms and berries. ✓
- An otter is a carnivore and ...
  
  ⇔
  
  eats fish. ✓
Which skill do scientists use when they observe features of things and then put them into groups?
- matching
- ordering
- classifying ✓
- predicting
Match the teeth to their function.
- Incisors are used to ...
  
  ⇔
  
  bite and cut food. ✓
- Molars are used to ...
  
  ⇔
  
  grind up and chew food. ✓
- Canines are used to ...
  
  ⇔
  
  tear and rip food. ✓

Exit quiz

The types of food that an animal eats is called its ...
- menu.
- diet. ✓
- meal.
- takeaway.
Match the animals to their teeth to complete the sentences.
- Carnivores ...
  
  ⇔
  
  mostly have sharp pointed teeth to bite and rip their food. ✓
- Herbivores ...
  
  ⇔
  
  mostly have wide, flat and bumpy teeth to chew and grind their food. ✓
- Omnivores ...
  
  ⇔
  
  have sharp teeth to bite and rip and bumpy flat teeth to grind food. ✓
Look at the image of this animal's teeth to decide what it eats then choose which type of animal it is.
- omnivore
- carnivore
- herbivore ✓
Look at the image of this animal's teeth to decide what it eats then choose which type of animal it is.
- omnivore
- carnivore ✓
- herbivore
Look at the image of this animal's teeth to decide what it eats then choose which type of animal it is.
- omnivore ✓
- carnivore
- herbivore
Scientists use ______ and research to compare the teeth of carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.
- 'observations' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Different animals have different types of teeth dependent on the types of food they eat.
Most omnivores have both flat bumpy teeth and sharp pointed teeth.
Most carnivores have hard, sharp, pointed teeth to bite, rip and tear their food.
Most herbivores have large, wide, bumpy teeth to chew and grind their food.
Scientists make observations to compare animals' teeth and understand what diet an animal may have.

Common misconception

Some children may think that all animals' teeth are the same. They may also think that all herbivores only have molars, and all carnivores only have canines and incisors.

By showing images of the teeth of carnivores and herbivores, children will see how animals have different types of teeth, depending on their diet.

Keywords

Diet - A diet is the variety of food animals or people eat regularly.
Omnivore - An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and other animals.
Carnivore - A carnivore is an animal that eats mostly animals.
Herbivore - A herbivore is an animal that eats mostly plants.
Compare - We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.