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In an experiment on respiration, a mouse was observed to have inhaled `200cm^3` of oxygen and exhaled 199.75`cm^3` of carbon (IV) oxide in ten minutes.
(a) Calculate the respiratory quotient for the activity in the experiment.
(b) Identify the possible food substance consumed by the mouse.
(c) State the fate of the excess food name in (b) above in the human body.