The turkey vulture's diet consists almost entirely of carrion, which is decaying animal matter,

Question

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)
omnivore
autotroph
herbivore
carnivore

Answer 1

Turkey vultures are classified as carnivores since their diet consists almost entirely of carrion, which is decaying animal matter.

Answer 2

Why is each level of the energy pyramid smaller than the level directly below it? (1 point)
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 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.

Answer 3

The correct answer is: Because 10% of the energy at each level moves to the next level and some additional energy is converted to heat.

In an energy pyramid, only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next level, while the rest is lost as heat or used for metabolic processes.

Answer 4

Which type of organism is the first organism in an energy pyramid or food chain? (1 point)
tertiary consumer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
producer

Answer 5

The first organism in an energy pyramid or food chain is a producer. Producers, such as plants and algae, convert sunlight or inorganic substances into energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, serving as the foundation for the food chain.