Question
Which would be an autotroph in a grassland ecosystem?
A. muskrat
B. monarch butterfly
C. prairie cordgrass
D. mallard duck
A. muskrat
B. monarch butterfly
C. prairie cordgrass
D. mallard duck
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In a grassland ecosystem, the autotroph would be **C. prairie cordgrass**. Autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, and prairie cordgrass is a plant that performs photosynthesis. The other options (muskrat, monarch butterfly, and mallard duck) are heterotrophs, meaning they obtain their energy by consuming other organisms.