These organisms reproduce using gonidia, not spores, a process discovered by children’s author Beatrix Potter when she studied their Cladonia genus. The trebouxioid (“TREY-boo-shoyd”) type of these organisms can survive 98% desiccation and is used for simulations of Martian terraforming. Archaeologists date glacial deposits by measuring the size of these organisms’ thalli (“THALL-eye”). These organisms indicate sulfur dioxide pollution because their (*) fruticose morphology is sensitive to acid rain. Chlorophyte cells in these organisms are scattered throughout the hyphae (“HIGH-fee”). Caribou mainly prey on these pioneer species. Unlike in mycorrhizae (“mih-CORE-ih-zay”), fungal cells in these organisms use cyanobacteria or algae to harvest light. For 10 points, name these symbiotes that resemble mosses. ■END■
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 35 | 89% | 3% | 0% | 96.81 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Schenkel | Washington | Mercer County | 18 | 0 |
| Rohan Kher | Barrington A | Dallas County | 22 | 0 |
| Aneesh Swaminathan | Plymouth | Rockford Auburn A | 22 | 0 |
| Eleanor Heydt | Midtown | Northmont A | 23 | 0 |
| Tyler Song | Winston Churchill B | Chattahoochee B | 30 | 0 |
| Ali Hamzeh | Kinkaid | Johns Creek A | 30 | 0 |
| Kaushik Gollamudi | Barrington B | Chattahoochee A | 37 | 0 |
| Kevin Adler | Northmont B | Elkhorn North | 38 | 0 |
| Anwitha Vempati | Waukee | Cincinnati Hills Christian | 38 | 0 |
| Alec Riso | Thomas Jefferson B | Thomas Jefferson A | 48 | 0 |
| Sohum Sukhatankar | St. Mark's | Hunter A | 50 | 20 |
| Aaryan Sumesh | Thomas Jefferson C | Johns Creek B | 60 | 0 |
| Arthur Gayden | Detroit Country Day | Woodland | 62 | 10 |
| Sam Macchi | Belmont | William Fremd | 64 | 0 |
| Adam Hartz | John Adams B | Maggie Walker B | 75 | 0 |
| Bryce Cruise | Heights | Stevenson A | 76 | 0 |
| Hasini Grandhi | Hoover B | Lake Highland | 76 | 0 |
| Joseph Chen | Richard Montgomery | Mira Loma | 76 | 0 |
| Aristuto Paul | Parkway West | Carl Sandburg | 78 | 0 |
| Arnou Thammarak | New Brighton | Carbondale | 81 | 10 |
| Sarah Dong | Solon | Maggie Walker A | 81 | 10 |
| Samuel Li | Thomas Jefferson D | Lincoln-Way East | 81 | 0 |
| Jonathan Ouyang | University Lab | Dunbar | 81 | 10 |
| Lucas Ardelean | Innovation Academy A | Irvington A | 82 | 10 |
| Brady Laughlin | West Point | John Adams A | 82 | 10 |
| Yaj Jhajhria | Canyon Crest | Detroit Catholic Central A | 84 | 10 |
| Javik Hodson | Moberly | Belvidere | 85 | 10 |
| Dillan Rinehart | Winnebago | Choate Rosemary Hall | 85 | 10 |
| Abigail AuYeung | Hinsdale Central | Mexico | 85 | 0 |
| Dennis Yang | Troy | Winston Churchill A | 97 | 10 |
| Brielle Rach | Rockford Auburn B | Norman | 105 | 10 |
| Riona Duncan | Walter Payton | Maggie Walker C | 105 | 10 |
| Ash Frederickson | Mexico | Hinsdale Central | 106 | 10 |
| Grace Sun | Stevenson B | Hunter B | 106 | 0 |
| Stella Broome | Maggie Walker B | John Adams B | 106 | 10 |
| Charlie Bork | Elkhorn North | Northmont B | 106 | 10 |
| Aatreyo Bhattacharyya | Mira Loma | Richard Montgomery | 106 | 10 |
| Sinecio Morales | Rockford Auburn A | Plymouth | 106 | 10 |
| Braden Booth | Dallas County | Barrington A | 107 | 10 |
| Uma Mukhopadhyay | Chattahoochee A | Barrington B | 107 | 0 |
| Anvith Vanukuri | William Fremd | Belmont | 107 | 0 |
| Keefer Lin | Chattahoochee B | Winston Churchill B | 107 | 10 |
| Lucas Jraiche | Detroit Catholic Central B | Norris | 107 | 10 |
| Monit Karmaker | Stevenson A | Heights | 107 | 10 |
| Jeffrey Xu | Johns Creek A | Kinkaid | 107 | 10 |
| Hayden Qi | Johns Creek B | Thomas Jefferson C | 107 | 10 |
| Paul Samuel | Lake Highland | Hoover B | 107 | 10 |
| Ave Rieger | Northmont A | Midtown | 107 | 10 |
| Waverly O'Malley | Carl Sandburg | Parkway West | 107 | 10 |
| Genevieve Lake | Saint Joseph | Innovation Academy B | 107 | 10 |
| Andrew Shi | Thomas Jefferson A | Thomas Jefferson B | 107 | 10 |
| Felix Sacks | Lincoln-Way East | Thomas Jefferson D | 107 | 10 |
| Armaan Ahmed | Mercer County | Washington | 107 | 10 |