alleryA tooth fixed in a socket of the jaw bone shows attachment that is:
AThecodont
BDiphyodont
CHeterodont
DMonodont
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Thecodont
1. The type is named for how the tooth is held.
2. Each tooth sits in its own socket in the bone.
3. That attachment is called thecodont.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 16, Digestion and Absorption._
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