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

Answer 1

The increase in the snake’s mass equals the mass of the mouse minus the mass of waste produced by the snake.

When the snake eats, it converts some of the mass of the mouse into energy and waste, so not all of the mass from the mouse contributes to the increase in the snake's body mass.