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)

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carnivore
carnivore

herbivore
herbivore

omnivore
omnivore

autotroph

Answer 1

The turkey vulture is classified as a carnivore because its diet consists almost entirely of carrion (decaying animal matter). While they may occasionally consume sick or dying animals, their primary food source is carrion.