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In which of the following species do the teeth fail to continue growing?

a) Rodents
b) Elephants
c) Sharks
d) Cats

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Final answer:

Cats are the species where teeth do not continue to grow, unlike rodents, sharks, and elephants which all have mechanisms for continuous tooth growth or replacement.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the list of species provided, it is cats (Carnivora) that do not have continually growing teeth. Unlike rodents that possess a single pair of continuously growing incisors in both the upper and lower jaws, or elephants which grow a series of molars throughout their life, and sharks that replace their teeth throughout their lifespan, it's the carnivores, such as cats, that have a fixed number of teeth which do not continue to grow once their permanent set has emerged.

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