Dentition of carnivores and herbivores
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- Created on: 24-03-13 10:46
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The dentition of a carnivore and a grazing herbivore
- Herbovore
- Horny pad
- Canines absent / small indistinguishable front incisors
- Teeth continuously growing
- cheek teeth large surface area for grinding. interlock, W M arrangement
- Teeth made for manipulation of food
- Carnivore
- Small flat top incisors
- canines, large and backward pointing, killing and holding prey
- Sharp cutting edges on teeth
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how the gut region of a ruminant is adapted to its diet
- First three chambers in ‘stomach’ modified oesophagus- 4 chambers
- large volume, longer gut
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Symbiotic / commensal bacterial mutualism
- anaerobic conditions
- reverse peristalsis/ regurgitate / chewing cud
- cellulose digestion by bacteria
- urea in saliva to provide nitrogen. Thick keratinized lining.
- Protein digestion only in true stomach, bacteria used as food source
- Herbovore
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