The turkey vulture is classified as a carnivore because its diet consists almost entirely of carrion, which is decaying animal matter.
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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
autotroph
autotroph
omnivore
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Why is each level of the energy pyramid smaller than the level directly below it?(1 point)
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Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
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 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 the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.
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Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
Because 90% of the energy is passed on to the next level to be used by the organisms there.
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 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 the sizes of each level show that 10% is consumed by organisms at that level.
The correct response is:
Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.
This reflects the concept of energy transfer in an ecosystem, where typically only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is available to the next, with the remainder being lost as heat or used for metabolic processes.