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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 14. Human Nutrition

Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Since human beings have different kinds of teeth fitted in two jaws, the dentition is described as diphyodont.
Statement II: Human beings have four different kinds of teeth, hence it is described as heterodont.

  1. A Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
  2. B Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
  3. C Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
  4. D Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
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(D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

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In humans there are only two sets of teeth: milk teeth and permanent teeth. This is called diphyodont dentition.