Question

The type of attachment of teeth in a socket of jaw bone is called _____ (a) Heterodont (b) Diphyodont (c) Homodont (d) Thecodont

Answer 1

d) Thecodont...



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Answer 2

"Thecodont

Reason:

In human the ""type of attachment"" in which the teeth are embedded in the ""socket of jaw bone"" is called as thecodont.

In case of animals such as fish and reptile, they have teeth of one shape and hence, they are called as homodont.

   Human beings are called as heterodont because they have teeth which are of ""different shapes"" and size.

The teeth replacement process occurring in human being is called as diphyodont."