Question

use the information in the food chain to fill in the blanks below.
wild oat
white - tailed jackrabbit
long - tailed weasel
great horned owl
in this food chain, matter moves from prey to a predator when the white - tailed jackrabbit is eaten
by the . matter can move from one predator to another predator in this food
chain. this happens when the long - tailed weasel is eaten by the .

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the food chain structure

The food chain is wild oat → white - tailed jackrabbit → long - tailed weasel → great horned owl.

Step2: Determine the blank for "by the"

In a food chain, matter moves from one predator to another. Here, the long - tailed weasel is eaten by the great horned owl. So the blank for "by the" is great horned owl.

Step3: Determine the blank for "In this food chain, matter moves from prey to a predator"

When the white - tailed jackrabbit is eaten, matter moves from prey (white - tailed jackrabbit) to a predator (long - tailed weasel). So the blank is long - tailed weasel.

Answer:

by the great horned owl. In this food chain, matter moves from prey (white - tailed jackrabbit) to a predator (long - tailed weasel) when the white - tailed jackrabbit is eaten.