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Many people fear sharks because of their big, sharp teeth. However, their teeth make them one of the coolest animals on the planet!
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Some sharks have up to three thousand teeth at one time. Even though sharks have lots of teeth, they are always growing more. This is because their teeth are always falling out. When a shark's tooth falls out, it is replaced by the tooth in the row behind it.
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Sharks have different kinds of teeth depending on their body size and what they eat. Female sharks are larger, and their teeth are larger too. Sharks with flat teeth crush their food. Sharks that have tiny teeth eat small food and swallow it whole. Looking at a shark's tooth can tell scientists exactly what kinds of food the shark eats.
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Shark teeth help scientists learn a lot about sharks. They also make sharks one of the most interesting animals in the sea!
Text 2: Thousands of Teeth
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Sharks have—and lose—so many teeth! Because sharks live in every ocean in the world, the teeth they lose can end up anywhere!
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A single shark might have fifty thousand teeth throughout its life. After shark teeth fall out, they often wash up on the beach. The high tide washes in and carries treasures from the ocean with it. Many times, shark teeth are overlooked in the sand. It takes careful focus to spot the dark, triangular shapes.
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Shark teeth can be found on beaches all over the world. Each of these triangular treasures were once inside a set of powerful shark jaws!
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How is the description of sharks' teeth different in Text 2 than in Text 1?
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Only Text 2 explains that sharks have thousands of teeth.
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Only Text 2 explains where people can find teeth that sharks have lost.
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Only Text 2 explains different kinds of shark teeth.
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Only Text 2 explains that sharks grow teeth to replace the ones they lose.