Asked by Void<3

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

only the mass of the mouse
only the mass of the mouse

the mass of the mouse plus the original mass of the snake.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the mass of the mouse minus the mass of waste produced by the snake.

Explanation: by conservation of mass, the snake's mass increases by the portion of the mouse it retains (ingested mass minus what is excreted as waste).