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
autotroph
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
The turkey vulture is classified as a carnivore.
Why is each level of the energy pyramid smaller than the level directly below it?(1 point)Responses
Because about 10% of the energy is converted to heat when organisms become ill and another 10% when they die.Because about 10% of the energy is converted to heat when organisms become ill and another 10% when they die.Because the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.Because the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
The turkey vulture is classified as an omnivore. To understand how the turkey vulture's classification is determined, let's break it down:
1. Autotroph: Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food using energy from the sun or inorganic substances. They may be plants or certain types of bacteria. However, the turkey vulture does not produce its own food through photosynthesis, so it cannot be classified as an autotroph.
2. Herbivore: Herbivores are organisms that primarily consume plant matter as their main food source. While the turkey vulture occasionally eats plant material, the majority of its diet consists of carrion (decaying animal matter), which is not typical for herbivores. Therefore, it is not classified as a herbivore.
3. Carnivore: Carnivores are organisms that primarily consume meat as their main food source. The turkey vulture does eat meat, but specifically, it consumes carrion, which is already dead and decaying. Carnivores usually hunt and prey on live animals, whereas the turkey vulture rarely eats live prey. So, while it consumes meat, its feeding behaviors are different from typical carnivores.
4. Omnivore: Omnivores are organisms that consume both plant and animal material as their main food source. The turkey vulture's diet fits this definition the closest since it primarily feeds on carrion but also occasionally consumes plants alongside sick or dying animals. Therefore, the turkey vulture is classified as an omnivore.
In summary, the turkey vulture is classified as an omnivore because it consumes a combination of carrion (animal matter) and occasionally plants, even though its primary diet consists of carrion.
The turkey vulture is classified as an omnivore.
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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