Question

matter from the producer continues to move up the food chain as consumers eat other consumers.
phytoplankton bristle worm silver perch bottlenose dolphin bull shark
use the information in the food chain to fill in the blanks below.
phytoplankton bristle worm silver perch bottlenose dolphin bull shark
matter first enters this food chain when the phytoplankton makes its own food. this matter first moves to a consumer when the phytoplankton is eaten by the
. matter reaches the top of this food chain when the
is eaten by the
.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the consumer

The phytoplankton is a producer. The first consumer in the food chain is the bristle worm as it eats the phytoplankton.

Step2: Identify the top - of - the - food - chain organism

The bull shark is at the top of this food chain as it is the last predator in the given sequence (phytoplankton → bristle worm → silver perch → bottlenose dolphin → bull shark) and has no natural predators shown in this chain.

Answer:

Matter first moves to a consumer when the phytoplankton is eaten by the bristle worm. Matter reaches the top of this food chain when the bull shark is at the top.