An image portraying a turkey vulture in its natural environment. Detail its brown-black feathers, hunched silhouette perched on a high tree branch. Illustrate a terrain scattered with decaying animal matter, like animal carcasses and remnants of human trash. The background can be a vast sky with clouds, emphasizing the bird's high vantage point. Make sure to show the vulture's characteristic red head and sharp beak. Underneath the tree, on ground level, depict a couple of sick or dying small creatures, such as birds and rodents, to hint at their rare live prey consumption. Remember, this should not contain any text.

The turkey vulture's diet consists almost entirely of carrion, which is decaying animal matter, like roadkill and human garbage. They will rarely eat live prey (such as sick or dying birds and rodents) and plants. How are they classified?(1 point) Responses herbivore herbivore omnivore omnivore carnivore carnivore autotroph

1: omnivore

2: Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next and some additional energy is converted to heat.
3: Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms. Producers are organisms that makes their food using the energy from the sun.
4: producer
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The turkey vulture is classified as an omnivore.

The turkey vulture is classified as an omnivore. To determine its classification, we can observe its diet, which consists almost entirely of carrion (decaying animal matter) such as roadkill and human garbage. However, it is mentioned that they rarely eat live prey such as sick or dying birds and rodents, and some plants. This means that the turkey vulture has a varied diet that includes both animal and plant matter, making it an omnivore. So, the correct answer is "omnivore."

What nonliving part of an ecosystem plays a major role in the cycling of energy?(1 point)

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What nonliving part of an ecosystem plays a major role in the cycling of energy?(1 point)
Responses

water
water

soil
soil

plants
plants

sun

Turkey vultures are classified as carnivores.