If primary producers in a grassland ecosystem experience a sudden die-off, which consequence follows regarding trophic dynamics?

💡 Explanation

Biomass decreases at higher trophic levels because the energy available decreases as it moves up the food chain; therefore, a collapse at the base impacts the consumers higher up, rather than decomposers or nutrient cycles, which rely on different inputs.

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