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

Responses

muskrat
muskrat

prairie cordgrass
prairie cordgrass

monarch butterfly
monarch butterfly

mallard duck

1 answer

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