Question

this diagram shows a food chain from a desert ecosystem in arizona. the arrows show how the matter eaten by organisms moves through the food chain. brittlebush pallid - winged grasshopper grasshopper mouse western diamondback rattlesnake red - tailed hawk select each organism below that is prey in this food chain. brittlebush pallid - winged grasshopper grasshopper mouse western diamondback rattlesnake red - tailed hawk

Explanation:

In a food chain, prey are organisms that are eaten by other organisms. The brittlebush is eaten by the pallid - winged grasshopper, so it is prey. The pallid - winged grasshopper is eaten by the grasshopper mouse, making it prey. The grasshopper mouse is eaten by the western diamondback rattlesnake, so it is prey. The western diamondback rattlesnake is eaten by the red - tailed hawk, thus it is prey. The red - tailed hawk is at the top of this food chain and has no predator shown in this chain, so it is not prey.

Answer:

brittlebush, pallid - winged grasshopper, grasshopper mouse, western diamondback rattlesnake.