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The diagram below shows the flow of nutrients and matter in a prairie ecosystem.
When a garter snake consumes a mouse, what happens to the organic matter that made up the mouse's body?
A.
It changes form.
B.
It is destroyed.
C.
It leaves the ecosystem.
D.
It becomes more massive.
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A. It changes form.
When the snake eats the mouse, the mouse's organic matter is broken down by digestion. Some is converted into the snake's body tissue, some is released as waste, and some is respired as CO2 or heat. Matter is conserved but changes form.
When the snake eats the mouse, the mouse's organic matter is broken down by digestion. Some is converted into the snake's body tissue, some is released as waste, and some is respired as CO2 or heat. Matter is conserved but changes form.
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