Question

when the pine vole eats the persimmon tree, matter moves up this food chain. that matter moves closer to the top of this food chain when the skunk eats the pine vole.
use the information in the food chain to fill in the blanks below.
persimmon tree pine vole skunk gray fox bobcat
matter reaches the top consumer in this food chain when the eats the

Explanation:

In a food chain, matter moves from one organism to another. The top consumer is the last organism in the food chain. Looking at the food chain: persimmon tree → pine vole → skunk → gray fox → bobcat. The bobcat is the top - consumer. To get matter to the top - consumer (bobcat), the bobcat must eat the organism just below it in the food chain.

Answer:

bobcat; gray fox