Question

Which would be an autotroph in a grassland ecosystem?(1 point)
Responses

monarch butterfly
monarch butterfly

prairie cordgrass
prairie cordgrass

muskrat
muskrat

mallard duck

Answer 1

In a grassland ecosystem, the autotroph is **prairie cordgrass**. Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food through processes like photosynthesis, while the other options (monarch butterfly, muskrat, and mallard duck) are heterotrophs that rely on consuming other organisms for energy.