Asked by kendall whipple
When a garter snake consumes a mouse, what happens to the organic matter that made up the mouse's body?
A.
It is destroyed.
B.
It becomes more massive.
C.
It leaves the ecosystem.
D.
It changes form.
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D. It changes form.
When the snake eats the mouse, the mouse's organic molecules are broken down and transformed — some become snake tissue, some are excreted as waste, and much is converted to CO2 and water during metabolism (and released as heat). Matter is conserved, not destroyed or removed from the ecosystem.
When the snake eats the mouse, the mouse's organic molecules are broken down and transformed — some become snake tissue, some are excreted as waste, and much is converted to CO2 and water during metabolism (and released as heat). Matter is conserved, not destroyed or removed from the ecosystem.
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