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← Nature & AnimalsWhich aerodynamic consequence results from vultures utilizing thermal updrafts for soaring flight?
A)Reduced metabolic energy expenditure ✓
B)Increased susceptibility to wingtip stall
C)Enhanced maneuverability in turbulent air
D)Decreased predation risk during circling
💡 Explanation
When vultures use thermals, they experience lift via convection because rising warm air reduces downward force, enabling minimal flapping and energy conservation. Therefore, reduced metabolic energy expenditure results, rather than stall, maneuverability, or predation consequences which depend on different atmospheric or behavioral factors.
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