fungi - 2024 ACF Fall - Buzzpoints App

Question

Cordyceps is a genus of this kingdom of organisms that inspired the zombies in The Last of Us. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name these saprotrophic, eukaryotic organisms. This kingdom includes mushrooms and yeasts.

ANSWER: fungi [or fungus]

[10m] The cell walls of fungi are made from this material, a polymer of N-acetyl-gluco-samine. This polymer also forms the exoskeletons of arthropods like beetles and lobsters.

ANSWER: chitin

[10h] Fungi grow through a complex network of mycelia composed of these structures. These branching structures give the characteristic fuzz of decomposing food.

ANSWER: hyphae [or hypha]

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	1	30.00	100%	100%	100%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	7	24.29	100%	100%	43%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	6	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	7	24.29	100%	100%	43%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	8	20.00	100%	88%	13%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	7	21.43	100%	86%	29%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	8	23.75	100%	88%	50%

Data


Cornell C	Cornell D	10	10	10	30
Miami A (UG)	Miami B (UG)	10	10	10	30
Arizona State B	Alberta	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech B	Emory Oxford	10	10	0	20
Tennessee A	Georgia Tech E	10	10	0	20
Columbia A (UG)	Maryland A (DII)	10	10	0	20
NYU A (UG)	Fordham A	10	10	0	20
Indiana	Chicago B	10	10	0	20
Illinois A	Illinois B	10	10	10	30
VCU	NC State	10	10	0	20
Liberty A	UNC C	10	10	0	20
William & Mary	Virginia Tech B	10	0	0	10
CWRU B (DII)	Michigan C	10	10	10	30
Michigan A (UG)	Jefferson County Scholars (DII)	10	10	10	30
Michigan D (UG)	Ohio State B (DII)	10	10	0	20
Michigan State A	Michigan B (UG)	10	10	0	20
CWRU A (UG)	Ohio State A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Ohio State C (DII)	Miami C (DII)	10	10	0	20
UBC A	UW Pride	10	10	0	20
UW Gluttony	UBC B	10	0	0	10
Arizona State A	UW Chastity	10	0	0	10
UW Sloth	UW Lust	10	10	0	20
UW Wrath	UW Greed	10	10	0	20
Auburn A	Georgia Tech A	10	10	0	20
South Carolina B	Emory A	10	10	10	30
Georgia A	Georgia Tech C	10	10	10	30
South Carolina A	Georgia Tech D	10	10	10	30
Vanderbilt A	Mississippi State A	10	10	0	20
Tusculum	Appalachian State A	10	10	0	20
Duke A	Duke B	10	10	0	20
Virginia	James Madison A	10	10	0	20
Virginia Tech A	UNC A	10	10	10	30
Liberty B	UNC B	10	10	0	20
Bard A (UG)	Lehigh B (DII)	10	10	0	20
Lehigh A (UG)	NYU B	10	10	10	30
Penn B (DII)	Columbia J (DII)	10	10	10	30
Princeton A (UG)	Rowan A (DII)	10	10	0	20
Penn A (DII)	Rutgers A (UG)	10	0	0	10
SIUE	Illinois C	10	10	0	20
Notre Dame A	Iowa B	10	10	0	20
Northwestern A	Notre Dame C	10	0	10	20
Northwestern B	Purdue A	10	10	10	30
WashU B	Purdue B	10	10	0	20
Chicago A	Purdue C	10	10	10	30