Reading Test . il May 2017 Sher Chet) 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS ‘Tum to Section 1 of your answer sheet te answer the questions in this secion. ach passage or prof passages below followed by number of questions Aer reading «exch pssoge orp choose the best answer to each question base on wha stated or plied inthe passoge or passages and in any accompanying graphics uch a. table or graph. Questions 1-10 are based onthe following passage, TWispasage sedated om Philp oth Ameican Psa. (21597 by Philp Roth "he Swede ase nhrarsof Semourtvoyetanted astm the mars femtow, One night in the summer of 1985, while visting New York, I went out to see the Mets pay the Aston, tnd while circling the stadium ith ny ftends, ‘use looking forthe gate to our ets sow the Sei, 5 thy sx years elder than when Ta watched hit pay baseball for Upeata He wares white sist a tipad tie and acharcon-gray summa el and he was still teratcally handsome. The golden fi was had or two darker but not any thinner; no longer wast eat 10 shot bot el rather flyover his extend down to bis col In this suit tht Bt him so existe he Seemed even taller and leaner than I emembered him inthe uniform of ane sper or another ‘The ‘woman with us noticed him fis. “Who i tht? 16 Thats—tha'.Tsthat Mayor Lindsoy se asked. ‘Now Issi, "My God. You know who thats? ts ‘Swede Levor.” told my fends, “thats the Swedl” A skinny, at-hired boy of about seven or eight ‘was walking alongside the Swede» ki under a Mets 20 cap pounding any at Hist basemen’: mit tat hanged az had the Swede’, fom hie eft hand, ‘The wo, clearly a father ad his on, were laughing about something together when I approached end introduced myelf “I knew your brother st 2 Weaguahic™ “iin at ee vy ‘peazint emer cece ee, acm wale ute Hee, eee das eth re moprngtomnrertaeney en Te srecedhnate ei eer tatl, ini almeiecres migrate gee sae Dems i ty argend men oi eho deat erage os sel oer eerie nam ‘ata Sacpeate ea vines eda ter or Rt acl ee Scan or tatey ee Sree es nt ee tng “rade eH. conan ieee ana iene be eine rember poeta Hingecereranie iicoulen eget“Linow.}eant believe it” And fel almost ‘as wonderful lgled out a had the one He before at the age often, when the Swede ad got co 0 personal ato recognie me by the playground Aickname ' acqolred because of two grades ‘pped in grade school ‘Midway though the ist inning, the woman with tasturned to me and sei, "You shoud have seen «6 your face—you might a wall have tld we he vie ‘Zeus su ua what you Toke ike ss a boy.” 5 tana rte ores 58s 2 incrseytcopy heer ce ode ‘The main porpose ofthe pasage ito |) shove howan event forced the aerator to ‘evaluate ls perspective on his childhood. 3) analyze how past experienes shaped the Daretoreand another character's flare (©) reflec po tie canges dnt people go trough 28 they give upon their cldhood dreams, DD) describe an eccidentl meeting that eval the narrate’ tlatonship witha caracer. ‘Armin theme of the pasage ie that A) fends who getbacc in touch after many are often find that everything he changed. 2) encountering a memorable person from the pst an mabe an alt fel ikea chlé ga ©) playing sports together ian experience that fEnnneets people forthe ret of hl lives ) alder people tend to romember the pata being Deter tha ie ely wa. ‘As ured inline 1, “exquisitely” most nearly mens A) satay 3) perc ©) primly D) formally munis Bi ‘Which choice best supports the conclusion that Chris, the Swed’ son, reminésthenarator of the Swede! A) Lines 18-21(°A skéony hand”) 3B) Lines 45-4) "De you... Hernande2") ©) Line 48 (*Herander.. replied") 1D) Lines 49-51 ("Well fhe") Eee ‘A meaning rony in the passage ie that, while the ‘arrator hed edmlred dhe young Swedes ccomplishment, the Sree {) had rene his son to fallow nis foteteps 3) appreciated the narrators accomplishments es shedult (© had fled to achieve is promise asthe yeats ety ) envied the achievements ofhis more chotstly ‘casrnats, Which choice provides th best evidence forthe newer the previous question? A) Lines 2-24 ("The wo... mye) 2B) Lines 34-38 (So you'te Zuckerman") ©) Line 52 (You bet... Ship") D) Lines 5456 ("He leughed Skip") ‘Cvs the Swedes son, responds tothe natrtor ‘comparison af bis father a snother cell, layee by A) comparing his father t= different playes. 3B) revealing isadration for heather. ©) plating euta problem withthe cornparison. 1D) showinghisgrattudetothe nartor. eanfi ae ‘When someone repeats the raratr’s phrase “the rates athlete inthe history of Weegoaic High? Une 5:56), the maf efecto A) adit thatthe narrator wa ight about the Swede, 8) show apprecs econ ©) sesso the the Swed ) help the narator remember an incident ‘volving the Swede, EEGs eens CSRS ‘Bese onthe pessge, the reason the narator was nated that the Swede hed called hin "Ship ap ‘most probably tha he narrator A) thought adults should refer oe ‘formal names, BY silt icky to receive personal attention ven ras ston forthe Swede's eat arrator fr his enthusiasm in meeting ach ater by thee C) had not been called “hip since he was ten, D) weasnotaware his nickname thatthe Swede had ever non iycerves to A) cmphesie thatthe narrator eld the Swede in igh ep. 3B) show tha he Swede intimidated those round hi, (©) gees tha the narrator was surprised thatthe ‘Swede hd recognized him, ) indicat the nacrator’ hock seeing man from hie past (uertions 1120 ae based onthe fllowing passage, eebetagesodpted tom ary Robinson A Letra Wome hele ttentt Sitraat Wort dso prc 0 pathin which Seder ot nd en etn ake ihe ena can ofa ely ty tafe and boul oposeated cer eel + deed propel orm pro odsiedoesenry tar rnc downey modest wath every oe comer is tebofjy, tea a, gy the vod ote we neon ene "10 her soul excites the imputation of folly and "" Sondenned ss ator mind mean sl, 1 antl, mercenary, and benches ee at ‘expo tocenste Ilva sp fzeuste Ina fon wore spon oe ‘ermed fala prudent en roe) E WOMAN so emit oar mje of » mind wy fatigue er cles wa ee ke any specie ecaton? Why gees eke done ic not to proftby the wacom ey increas uent ofthe pects he cligheretise tndersnding ike the da lenter te eae 2% tps latecnaly ony ptsntoher aoe eee defence against the; senda the female heat, erly to fender it more conscious that, by the incney of 9 custom, rendered vlprablet Let man rementey ‘that “A itd ening ta dangerous thing” Let ie othope fr trons have, where thesan ofciivaton robucred a 4 impenetrable read that ond whic das too long spread over he mind of woman ailing darks So stented women tage Aciniate stacey thas an ‘thappnes She, Ike Tanai ier‘qt 46 situation wiere the intllectual blessing she sigh for [sithia her vews but shee not permite co atin ‘it he conscious of possessing equaly stg ‘mental powers; but she is blige fo ila the ‘weaker ereatare Msn a), "you sal be nti in 40 allthe rs of pleasing; bat you shall nv, hope ‘hore wl contbate to your happier one ota bayond dhe principle which consttater our own” Sensual Pott! Wornan is absolutely necesary to your fly nay evento your exienceyet she 5 Inast not arrogate to herself the power to nerst yourections You idolize her personal traction ot Fong a they influence your sense when they begin to pall the magick is claves and prejodie ever ‘exgerto condemn what pasion has degraded. co Supposing women were osc pon the sme principle of epotian,conclting their own Jnelnations, interes, and amoserent only, (Gnd theres now of Nature which forbid them: rane af any apoies bt that hich i framed by ‘6: mans what would be the consequence” The ‘onihation ofall more and religous order. So that ‘rey good wih eaments the bonds ofcned society. originates whelly inthe ferbearence, and ‘onescntiouenes of woman ESA “Themain purpose ofthe passage sto A) analyz series of histories! events 3B) persuade readers to support an unsal practice. (©) ler readers oan argent societal problem, 1D) describe the underlying case of political change. we a earl camo the pessgeisthat '8) men have much ight ogous cation amen have 1) women ar hindered fom fly delopng and Using the ileal eapebies 2) education hasprevened women fom reling ther gel than ping met hem, D) methods fection ned tobe developed tht 2ppea equal tomen anda women BE ‘Which choice best support the ides that wore if ‘hey choot, ee ete tet men do? A) Lines 38-35 CWhy expand... vloersble") 3B) Lines 36-40 "Lechim... peje") (©) Lines 46-49 ("bat she. creature”) 1D) Lines 63-65 Cand thee... man") RT ‘As used inline 2, "acultis” matt neatly means A) ator instinct 1) intelectual abies ©) practical apes. 1D) granted privileges. Ic ‘Thepurpore ofthe adagein ine 37 isto A) auggest sn innovative way of analyzing a permcive challenge 1) deride viewpoint that ha been ging popula (©) summarizean old-fashioned ble tht often overlooked 1) warn thta station may have negative eonsequence. Bee ‘As sed in ne, A) amines B) craves. ©) exhaes ) alles& RS Wat does the author sugges primarily motivates ‘men’s behavior toward womea? AY Asesh desir to deprive women of even the smalls joy 8) A pragmatic impulse to maximize contentment ©) Acrod tendency to afford and then withold scons ) A welhmesning ba limateyinefectual intent orerftly answer the previous question? A) Lines 18-21 CE WOMAN. 'B) Lines 44-46 he... view") ©) Lines 49-52 Man... own) education") D) Hines 53.56 "Woman... etn") oo Se snl Taine $3, the author includes the exclamation meat Iikelyto ‘) express contempt shout the excessive eped of ‘men for thee prsuméd privileges 3) show anger about the are of men o provide ‘women wih useful edestions, (©. emphasize appointment about theft dat ‘men always pt thee own needs shad o those oftheir loved one. ') indies fastration abot the unwillingness of ‘men to demeonsttate open thie sens Risa aie: ‘The pase ndiates that compared to men, women bbchave in way that re fpicall ore A) suggestive of general satisfaction, 1B) enhanced bya desis for Independence, ©) beneficial tothe fnctioning of socety. 1) focused on the achievement of future goals,Yte : ‘Questions 21-30 are based onthe following ‘his pasa adapta ro Yui hatches, "SinCosing Planes tery St Thai Stale O2014by -rarean Asotin forthe Adan Sens opal se planet oti of aur soar stem, “When exoplanet hanters announced in fanusry of 2014 that they had found ube of "miai-Neptones” and the lightest planet ever detected ouede our elar tin syste they hghlighed more than jot the diversity 5 of exoplnels, The results, announced at mesting of the American Astronomia Society, le show the power ofan up-and-coming method ofelesating {he messes of ellen words from the way dy epee Beir eats 10 Thenew technique, called tans timing variation (ITV) ieenablingesutonomers oil out hee picture af dozens ofexoplanets detect by NASA's Kepler spacecraft The elipsesor “rast” tht Kepler detected reve onlys planet sine and oxi 1s period. To know whather i sock gare, ot ame misureaf he to, stoner ao oe i nase, reitonally, they have resorted to ground: based tlscope to determine by ‘Measuring the wobble ofthe eta the planet tags 29 on it Bat TTV ean determine masse from tale data lone, ‘Thetechnique was the brainchild of Matthew olan, an astephysiit a Hnrveed Univers, and others. fe or more planets happened tobe 2 orbiting star in close proximity dey reasoned, ‘heir gravitational tug on eachother woul ler their orbital periods. oneaf them war a transiting planet~dimaning the ight of tparentstar at passed between the star and Earth astronomers 29 would sets tant ming vary over multiple eis, berayng the presence ofa componion planet. [both plants were transiting, estronomers could measine ‘the pertarbations in both their orbits and work ost the planes masses, 435 “Tolman end acalleage published the idea in 2005, and Brie Ago ofthe University of Wathigton, Seat, an elleagues pt frat asl echeme ‘lost sinmltaneously. For years strward, bowery ‘sronomers fad to detect trast timing varstions ‘because alot al own exopanets were gat glans spinning around thei stars night ex, ‘Theovsts think soc planets formed farther from the star ad ltr bareled inva, clesting sway 487 Potential wobble-indvcing companions. te became practical thanksto the ‘Kepler spacecraft, which until 2013 was monitoring the brightness of 160,000 nearby stars forthe telltle dimming due to transiting planets. Kepler began delivering data ox dozens of planetary systems, many 59 of ther consisting of multiple planets In 2010, ‘sstronomers began making TTY detections. Their ‘opertise has been growing ever since | ‘David Kipping, an astronomer atthe | Harvatd-Smithsanian Center for Astrophysics in $5 Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his colleagues came | © serossKOI-314e while combing Kepler data for TTY | Sgnatues due to exomoons which should cause ‘eansiing exoplants to wobble and change theie | transit timing. But che transits seen eround the st @ KOL-31, 2 red dwarf some 200 light-years om | Eth, pointed instead tothe presen of to planets, ‘heir ranst times wer varying in lockstep: een ane planet slowed dawn init orbit aound the ster, The other would speedup, and vce vera "We saw || 6 thesame TTY signtare, ast opposite phase to | eachother” Kipping says "twas obvious Hat there ‘vo plate mest be interacting” | By simalatingthe dance on a compater, the |) reseatchers worked out the masses ofthe vo planets [| 20 They found that th outer, COIS, which orbite ‘he star evry 23 day, ha the same mn sath, although it about 60% lyger than Barth in rads, | Kippingnd is colleagues infer tha the planet the lightest exopanet so fr dscovered~has roc care || rand thick gaseous atmosphere, The nner ple, KO-31db,issilar in sie bet about four times at | masive | ‘Meanwhile, researches led by Yoram Litho, sn estonomer at Northwestern Unversity | co Branston, linc, were ooking st the TTV ‘signatures of 165 explanets found by Kepler, | Theteam determined that about 60 ofthem occupy ‘nas ange between Earth zd Neptae and sre |) _largrthan expected fora rocky planet of thst mass, suggesting they re blanketed by thik extended | anceps. Tha ls orn «pattern: a8 the planets grew bigger in radu, thelr density declined | Hifyoumake something orice sbi it becomes four imes ess dense," Litwik sas. "So from going fr |) vo ales than two Bath radi to four Earth rai the [7 density goes from roclieall the way to go. |] Lthwid predits the sorpesing finding “il neve bigimplications fr understanding planet lenesation.”"The main purpose ofthe passage isto A) discuss the wse of new setronomicl technique 2B) provide preliminary dat about cetsn plate (©) anguein favor ofa controversial experiment 1D) suggest an innovative lterstve ton ‘sabished sient procedare, BS RS “The author's ental cin in the possge that A) TTV has ensbled astronomers to determine ‘more accurately than before the mas of certain planets outside of or solar system. 1B) NASA's Kepler spacecraft provide ree data about exoplnets than had been aniipsted by theastonomical community. (©) there are more plants outside of ove solar system with an atmosphere sine total of orth than hed previous been hypothesized. _D) astronomers heve gradually become more and ‘more sled in sing TTV to calealate the composition of planet. BE (Over the course ofthe passage, the main focus site fome A) summary ofthe result af several experiments to ‘chronicle ofthe process used in one of these ‘experiments 2B) reflection regarding the taditiona dificlis of ‘scientific problem toa consideration of «new technique rendering that problem abclete. (©) description ofan innovative procedure tan account of some spi sppietions of that procedure Alfense of controversial sientifc practice toa ‘demonstration of that practic’ late ‘eile » BESET ‘Based onthe pasage, which question are ‘stronomers tablet answer unless they know « Paticulr exoplanet’s mast? |A) How similar to Bart tha plane init ratiooot rock o ga ') Wes that planet formed ét about the same tine that Barth wae? (©) What the sie ofthe parent star tht planet orbits 1D) Does that plane orbits parent star in ‘conjunction with «companion plane? aw EE ‘Which choice provides the best evidence forthe answer othe previous question? (A) Lines 5.9 (The rents. stars”) 3B) Lines 15-17 (Te know... mass") ©) Lines 31-34 CTF Both. masses”) D) Lines 70-72 (*They...radlus") ‘Aswsed in ine 17, "tedtonally" most neatly means A) suthentcally BD propery ©) Mistrial | ) conservatively.-Bevter: 8 Boe ‘According to the passage wy asthe TTV Tecnigue dificult implement before the data fomn the Kepler spacecraft beceme avalsble? A) TTV roquites the existence of companion planets, and most known exoplanets prior 0 Kepler did not show evidence of companions. BY TTV requires several dfeent sete of dst for HEISE eee DNA evidence discussed inthe passage most sSrongly suggests that modern Esropeane |) show more diversity thefe mtDNA thn in {ele ¥ chromosomes, 2B) can tre theirancesuy primarily to people fom “neieatcouthern Europe (©) descended a eatin prt from people who rgiated forthe at. 1D} have hereditary inks to hunter-gatherer who migrated westward acroer Europe, ESS eS ‘Which choice provides the best evidence fr the answer tothe previous question? “AY Lines 21-25 Numerous... Ise") B) Lines 32-35 (Some... hunter gotheres (©) Lines50-51 ("The team... rigine") D) Lines 65-65 ("Mort related") Ee According tothe pase, seemingly contradictory findings about the epred offing in ancient rope bepen tobe teconeiled once scientists A) enelyzed the genetic rnakeup of pehistoric farmers. 3B) unearthed large numberof skeletons from the ‘Trelles eave, (©) sequenced Y-chromosors! DNA fom modern Buropesne ) examined mtDNA apart fom other genetic raters, 2 Which choice provide the best eviclence forthe answer othe previous question? A) Lines 25.29 Cet other... ancestey) B) Lines 30-32 a recent... themselves") ©) Lines 38-43 CA team... rence”) D) Lines 51-54 ("The mDNA... populations") 1 ssn | 2 apt \ © ste de | | Beene A) relinguiched. 3B) sobited. ©) ccalivated, ———— | ae |“echaeological evidence” referred tin line 78 A) ntrodces en unresolved complication nto an calving theory about the spread of ring in socio Berope 3B) confimsanealer hypothesis shout the ws of fermented rl by farmer living in southern Europe ©) highligh genetic factor thet ely infloenced ‘the setdement patterns of Middle Eastern Inmigeantsin Barope. 1) bolsters conclusion about the spread of [emingin Birope that Lacan's eam members row fiom ther analysis of DNA. ‘According tothe map, the popotion af which of the following repionshas the highest perentage of| shared ¥ lineages with Teelles individual A) Southern Portal 2B) The British Ider ©) Southern Germany D) Northern italy ‘Dat presented onthe map most strongly support [aca view tat ancentBaropean farmers A) fis loca European ancestry, 3) teaveled a rae the British eles. (©) arrived via a southern Buropesn route ) established petriocl ects in central Horope, ii Questions 42:52are based onthe following Passages and supplementary material, fessage aes to Doll eretted sero atin” 2005 ty rrcanfsction fete Advancement of Scece Fasage > aes the, information an ees dese Parge Passage 1 ‘An ocessona stem ofleafy spurge inthe pric would not threaten native specie, Nor would t bother enchers But the miions of hectares of ths tie Baresi species hat inhabit weer North America 4 hve daplaced native plant species nd ceduced foroge fr bot wld and domestic rma costing hhandeds of milion of dlls analy The robles caused by such invesive specie ae the fice elt ofthe acess cloning new ‘oats end understanding way they aso sce essen to contol the oped. “Although there re many competing den fo expla invasion itis psalethat two of the mest pra arelntrreltd The plant species that ene the 15 most fom high resource eveabity may aso fin the mos fom escaping enemies spon moving Duet the enormous vast of nvasive plants altemps explain ivasion have led 29 foansrra of petal ovelapping hypotheses Hypotheses explsning the exception seers of xt species ere based upon way in which specie new range differs rom its native eoge: fewer Insects and diseases les competitive envianmente 2 and compels that are more suaceptbleto chemicals produced by the invader Hypotheses planing cclontation in general, rerpectve of wether the colonizing spies ee native or ext, relyon characterises of the colenine ore 20 colonized plant conimunty. For example, fat growing species with high sed production make 00d colonizers Plat commontties with ots of Aisgubance high eon vb, or edad species diversity tend tobe cay colon. 25" Of primary interestare (wo mechanions of ‘ovation that ee particalaly wel supported by rising studies of plan invent reac fom Aatral enemies and increased resource valabity, “he enemy release hypothesis tributes the acess “© of exotic species to ther eeape from descend herbivore upon moving toa new range This gives them an advantage when competing with native species il burdened by enemies. Not only re . ge 1] seni ming neo pecs! ney ranges it thence thon coated Inve Enc sae provide he gress Sent xe pect gly espe ‘ems in taste “The resourses taggct ht pat 0 inion ncaed by rai of eater che Th ter and ol ment, ResurcaScos trae when oteesppy serene ese Emomparentope drones owes Sap othe pots des, st 1 diubnces sc ar tee plowog igh ere ‘valbiity bene towing nave cr poms Pasagea “ral coro nina secs conmanly known tread ha be ody rein the pate spec tom Ietnbl a North Armes Sonoran Des Big Sarah Kimball contocted ese fsyemerstotndetin ow pnw soe overtaking eon plone AL thebeparing os gowing sero, Kal leads rein of ie der nach bsp {droll nd erie poh Stas theron estes cnet sae txpermentl paThcnptenta pt ee 2» sprayed eli those fo enn ete {hfe on pnts wl ona pete Usrape. Althea ofthe growing sen, inh dernned fresco teenumberof ach pees of pn de ber of cook 7s pat tnhe sa fen pln Thesecig eae tetera the cnt od ‘Spernetal pty indestnghat insert Setaning ern pone mechan inv 10 dinate by Rnb these gon meas the roth sof tht a pets iring to grein son Sh oud ae tomb tthe srr ety sane Inthe sean (207-2008 th cose org. ‘anal ba lave pce it ‘hed gtr grove ete ‘rebipnsin seon 200-205) he thee as mck more il then spar She nda tena pla oer s0eachdy ough the ors in ete tan i Rep |native plants did regardless ofthe proving season __ This water consertion along with the bigher row ate when ater Isabndant sero ccount forthe jnvesve plant abit fo outcome ss the native plans Growth Rates of Native and Invasive latin the Sonoren Desert during Two Growing Sesons gS ingot past es) sees Relative growth rate (ong growth pr sy! itston iat a hats nt ‘Seeman ek EEE “As wedi ine 16, "gin" most esly means 4) prot BD increas. ©) teaver D) seach Le ‘sed on the information in Patage I wich aes ‘would be LEAST Hal tobe colonized by Fas growing invasive plant species? 1A) Avoand een wo rectly oertedto {und bat ou commonly efeences food sl ease { 3) Arte hat har maroc of fhctandinn seve ancora! moont | Erna over tela tve ye i ©) Ape rsed west eprenced fe ‘chintielsyarmdcnreniiortwgeses Sgravnandbstecoas ante going, ; ) snares tha experience eoght oe ‘S2itcen nas me pes Fant hander edrouptoegan BY ‘Which choice provides she bux evidence for the , nner to the previous question? {A} Lines 7-1 (The problems spread”) 3B) Lines 12-17 Although. range") (©) Lines 21-26 (Hypotheses... invader") ) Lines 52-34 "Plant... colonized") 4 Ete ‘Av ered inline 36, “supported” met nesely means A) championed B) aes, CY braced D) substance.‘Which choice provides the best evidence Pastage 2 that lant growth in Kins ‘experimental plots and contol plots wat iar over the proving eeasoa? A) Lines 69-72 (he expeimentl.. unsprayed") B) Lines 72-75 "atthe... mae fac pant”) ©) ince 75-79 ("The esl. invasion") D) Lines 82-86 (She ound... yar") fom In Passage 2 the main purpose of he nfriation in lines 8991 (She... season") isto A) provide background information about leaf ‘Seuctuein desert plats, 'B) refte the calm made by the author of Passage 1 shoot the resource hypothesis. (©) refit the csi presented in Passage 2 hat laweed plats ae overtaking heronbl ples in {he Sonoran sere _D) support the conclsion dat wate avaliable ‘sent to pnweed's mechanisms of invasion. ‘According to the graph, the relative growth tein ‘he 2007-2008 seon, in mga growth per dying, of plant ss ofthe heronbil platen Ribas study ws loses to which ofthe flowing? A) 004s 3) oso 060 D) 0.055 ‘Aides cetel to both Passage 1 and Passage 2 ‘competion forthe cgulstion of pace exists between native snd nonnative plant species 3) hypothesis should not be tested without the proper use of experimental and contel groups (©) efforts to control the spread of invasive plants in ‘North Ameria have ben unauceedul ‘) natural evens such se fires snd hureesnes can Ihave a devastating efet on plant lie, | i fos | oT RS: vcd || Which choice best stats the lationship between the | ewopasiagest (A) Patsge 2 expands onthe research study Alicassed in Pesage 1. Passage 2 presents support fora controversial | policy preseated in Pose 1 (©) Fessge 2 questions the conclusions drawn by ‘he author of Passage D) Pessge2 presente pec example ofthe ‘eneral topic decasel in Passage ‘6 EIN |‘experiment daserbed inthe second paragraph of Passge? (ines 65-79)? A) Native plants are susceptible to chemiale produced by an invasive species, B) An invasive specie’ coloneation ofa new range is factated by having foe nsec that eed onl (©) Fast rowing ative plants cn efetively coloite reas with abundant ezoures, ) ‘igh resource avaiabiliy benefits fat growing Invasive specie, 1 ‘Based on information in the pasages, do te data in the raph better support th enemy reese hypothesis or the resource hypothesis? A) The enemy reste hypothesl, beeause in the 2007-2008 growing sesoa, the growth sates of the peed plats and the heronbil plants were the sme 3) The enemy reste hypothesis because the growth ate ofthe pinweedplantewes greater in growing season that was fe oflasecte than in 1 growing season in which intets were present. (©) The resource hypothesis, because the pinvied plants hada gester relative graweh rte than the Iheronbilf pnts did in seison with greater then-averge inal. 1D) The resource hypothesis, because the mass ofthe froitson te pied plant wie the sane othe ‘ass of the ritson te hero plants in the 2007-200 proving eeson STOP Ifyou finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only, Do not turn to any other section, . v7