The black kite, whistling kite, and brown falcon are known for using this phenomenon to catch prey. This phenomenon triggers the flowering of Telopea speciosissima, the waratah. Though not involving heavy machinery, this phenomenon causes a large decrease in soil porosity; it also increases the concentrations of the nutrients potassium, magnesium, and calcium and thus increases soil pH. Adapting to this phenomenon is the primary function of (*) epicormic buds and lignotubers. This phenomenon causes certain trees such as the lodgepole pine to release seeds, making them serotinous. This phenomenon is the most typical natural cause of secondary succession. Eucalyptus trees are resistant to this phenomenon while containing oils that promote it. For 10 points, name this phenomenon that often starts when dry brush is hit by lightning. ■END■
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard) | 10/21/2023 | N | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 97.67 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite) | 10/21/2023 | N | 7 | 100% | 29% | 14% | 79.14 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 130.00 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo | 10/28/2023 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 110.50 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (UK) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 90.40 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl (South Central) | 10/28/2023 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 111.00 |
| 2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU | 10/28/2023 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 89.00 |
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| Viraj Negandhi | Texas C | Texas A | 38 | -5 |
| Daoud Jackson | Broken Hearts | Betrayed by Rita Izzatdust | 57 | 15 |
| Ishan Joshi | Mixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian | Waterloo Miku | 71 | -5 |
| Parth Jagtap | Edinburgh | 10 Negs that Shook the Quiz | 81 | 10 |
| Kunaal Chandrashekar | Toronto Joy | Waterloo Hatsune | 84 | 10 |
| Sean Farrell | North Florida | Florida B | 84 | 10 |
| Anuttam | Berkeley C | Stanford | 84 | -5 |
| Ethan Webb | Yes, Moderator | Four Neg Omelette | 85 | 10 |
| Sky Li | Toronto Weary | Library of Babel School of Continuing Studies | 93 | 10 |
| Biniam Alaro | Florida A | FSU B | 94 | 10 |
| Chinmay Murthy | Texas A | Texas C | 98 | 10 |
| Abhinav Rachakonda | Texas B | Oklahoma B | 100 | 10 |
| Kai Madgwick | Foucault's Penndulum | Tabearnacle | 100 | 10 |
| Asha Basu | La Clique du Château | Toronto Rofl | 129 | 10 |
| Ben Beardsley | Old London Town | Scottish, Irish, Both or Neither | 129 | 10 |
| Michal | Stanford | Berkeley C | 130 | 10 |
| Zac Bennett | Oklahoma | Rice | 135 | 10 |
| Micah Colman | Waterloo Miku | Mixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian | 136 | 10 |