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. What’s the answer

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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 not all of the mass of the mouse is converted into the snake's body; some of it is lost as waste during digestion.