A Hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta) feeding on tomato plants has an initial body mass of 0.45 g. After a period of 10 days, its body mass is measured to be 2.85 g.
During this developmental stage, the caterpillar converts 15% of the dry mass of food it consumes into body biomass.
Calculate the mass of tomato leaves consumed by the caterpillar during this 10-day period.
