The mix contains four ingredients. The different ingredients clump together. Each component maintains its original properties. Components are impossible to separate out of the mix.
Trail mix is a type of snack. One kind of trail mix is made of raisins, chocolate pieces, peanuts, and sunflower seeds. Which statement describes why trail mix is a mixture?

Options:
- The mix contains four ingredients.
- The different ingredients clump together.
- Each component maintains its original properties.
- Components are impossible to separate out of the mix.

Each component maintains its original properties.