A young snake eats and digests a mouse. The increase in the snake’s mass equals(1 point) Responses the mass of the mouse plus the mass of waste produced by the snake. the mass of the mouse plus the mass of waste produced by the snake. the mass of the mouse minus the mass of waste produced by

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The increase in the snake’s mass equals the mass of the mouse minus the mass of waste produced by the snake. This is because the snake assimilates some of the nutrients and energy from the mouse, but not all of the mass of the mouse contributes to the snake’s increase in mass, as some of it is lost as waste.