Question

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

mallard duck
mallard duck

monarch butterfly
monarch butterfly

prairie cordgrass
prairie cordgrass

muskrat

Answer 1

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