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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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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omnivore
omnivore

herbivore
herbivore

carnivore
carnivore

autotroph

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The turkey vulture is classified as a **carnivore** because its diet consists almost entirely of carrion, which is decaying animal matter.