Answer: A. plants
Explanation: plants begin the food chain because it is a producer, which doesn't eat other animals to get energy.
Mitosis goes in the order of PMAT, or Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
Prophase is when the nuclear envelope breaks down and the chromosomes are visible. Metaphase is when the chromosomes line up in the middle. Anaphase is when the spindle fibers pull the centromeres apart. Telophase is when the chromosomes go to the opposite sides and the nuclear envelope reappears.