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2C. Is having the lifestyle of a mold an example of homology or analogy? Briefly explain your reasoning, using parsimony to justify your answer. (2-3 sentence limit)

Whew! You made it through the MC. Lock in, here comes the open response.

2A. One key event in the evolution of plants was the evolution of vascular tissue and secondary growth. Shortly after this happened, a group of fungi called the brown rot fungi appear in the fossil record, with the ability to break down lignin. They remain the only major organisms that can break down lignin efficiently. What ecological role do you expect the ability to digest lignin has? What would happen if there were no lignin-digesting organisms available in an ecosystem? (3-4 sentence limit)

Select the sentence that uses AP style correctly (the sentence that has no AP style errors).

In the previous question you named a category of source a reporter might interview. Now, imagine you are writing a story about the recent wildfires in southern New Jersey. Give an example of a source from that category whom you might try to interview.

A classic definition of news is: “When a dog bites a man, that is not news. But when a man bites a dog, that IS news.” Which news value does this definition illustrate?

What’s the first question journalists will likely ask themselves when scanning a press release?

Look at this screenshot of an article from LATimes.com. I’ve marked up different parts of it with color-coded highlighter and a number. Please give the proper term for each of the different parts. To get you started, #4 (in green) is called the byline. #1 (yellow): [answer1] #2 (red): [answer2] #3 (blue) [answer3] #5 (purple): [answer4]

Which type of lead do journalists often use to begin a feature story?

Read the first paragraph of the news article below, then identify and explain ONE of the news values in this story (news value = reason it is newsworthy). The White House released a partial budget proposal Friday calling for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending in the next fiscal year, pushing reductions to health care, education and many other government programs while boosting spending on defense and homeland security.