Question

all of the matter in a food chain comes from the producer. the producer is eaten by a consumer. this consumer is then eaten by a consumer further up the food chain. use the information in the food chain to fill in the blanks below. there are several consumers in this food chain. only the eats the producer. but all the matter that each consumer eats enters this food chain when the makes its own food.

Explanation:

In a food chain, producers (like algae) make their own food. Consumers eat other organisms. The first consumer (amphipod) eats the producer (algae). All matter in the food chain starts with the producer (algae) making food.

Answer:

First blank: amphipod; Second blank: algae