The Harpy Eagle, Harpia Harpyja, Is the Largest, Most Powerful

question 41

Multiple Choice

The harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja, is the largest, most powerful raptor in the Americas. It nests only in trees taller than 25 metres. It is a "sloth specialist," but will also take agouti. Thus, if these eagles capture too many agoutis from a particular locale, they might contribute to their own demise by

• A)having too many offspring.
• B)increasing habitat loss.
• C)decreasing atmospheric CO₂.
• D)increasing the number of sloths.

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Definitions:

Figure-Ground Separation

The ability to distinguish an object (the figure) from its background (the ground).

Bottom-Up

An approach or processing that starts with smaller, detailed information and leads to a broader understanding or conclusion.

Incoming Stimulus

An external or internal event or signal that elicits a response from an organism or system.

Reversible And Ambiguous

Reversible and ambiguous refers to visual or linguistic stimuli that can be interpreted in multiple valid ways, often used in psychological studies of perception.