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Free Response Question 2 – Prose Analysis You will have 55 minutes to write and upload this essay.  You will take it through the HonorLock system.   Be sure to read the prompt carefully and answer it fully. Use direct quotes to support your ideas and don’t forget, you need to discuss “multiple literary devices.”   Readings 2021 FRQ1.pdf Write the essay.  Be sure to answer all aspects of the prompt.  As a reminder, you will be graded on the College Board rubric for Free Response Question 2 (page 2 of the document below): ap-english-literature-and-composition-frqs-1-2-3-scoring-rubrics.pdf As usual, a 6 is worth 60 points, a 5 is worth 50, and so on. 

Two heterozygotes mate and the female lays 4 eggs. The first three eggs which hatch contain purple feathered birds. Therefore, the fourth egg must contain a yellow feathered bird.

Yellow feathered birds must have the genotype pp.

If a homozygous dominant male is mated with a homozygous recessive female, according to the laws of genetics, there is a 0% chance that they will produce a yellow feathered baby.

What should be assessed when inspecting the manatee’s heart during necropsy?

The vaquita is being driven to extinction primarily by:

What is a common cause of death in mass stranding events of dolphins?

What important role do necropsies play in marine mammal strandings?

Data deficient means there is no concern about a species’ extinction risk.

Identify the main causes contributing to the decline of the vaquita and assess the effectiveness of mitigation strategies discussed.