Question

Organ development begins only when an optimal interaction with this stimulus is obtained in this stimulus’s namesake “set point angle” model. An “altered response” to this stimulus can result from mutating ARG1, which prevents localization of PIN3. Cells that detect (-5[1])this non-auditory stimulus are found in the columella. Inverting the normal response to this stimulus allows gas exchange to occur in pneumatophores (“noo-MAT-oh-fors”). Specialized (-5[2])amyloplasts (“AM-uh-lo-plasts”) called statoliths (10[2])contain starch (10[1])granules (10[2])that move (-5[1])in response to this stimulus, which (10[1])directs the growth (10[1])of root caps. (10[3]-5[3])Both light and this stimulus (-5[1])trigger (10[1])asymmetrical elongation (10[1])of cells (10[2])by (10[1])altering cellular distribution of auxins. (10[1])For 10 points, what stimulus names a form of tropism (10[5])that allows (10[2])plant roots to grow (10[1])downwards? (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[8])

ANSWER: gravity [accept gravitropism; prompt on descriptions of orientation or directionality or up/down by asking “what stimulus is the organism using to determine its orientation?”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aditya SivakumarBerkeley CBerkeley B39-5
Cade ReinbergerRIT BCornell B62-5
Alexander BakerOxford BEdinburgh62-5
Allan LeeStanford CStanford A6510
Noah ChenColumbia BNYU B6510
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan BOhio State A6710
Natan HoltzmanStanford BBerkeley A6810
Ted WarnerBristolWarwick6810
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ANYU A70-5
Oscar DespardCambridge AImperial A7610
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)UNC C (UG)7910
Bianca Van ZileBinghamtonRIT A82-5
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State BCedarville82-5
Michael KohnDurham AOxford C8210
Aisling SkeetDurham BSheffield8210
Corey SmithKentuckyAlabama8210
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicHarding82-5
Jonathan Bost (UG)Liberty A (Grad)Virginia A (UG)87-5
Jacob RobertsonOxford AImperial B8810
Conor ThompsonIowa StateArizona State9010
Duncan Griffiths (UG)William & Mary A (UG)GWU A (UG)9210
Linus LuuCambridge CKiel9210
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsRowan9310
Yashwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan AMichigan C9810
Yared TadesseCornell ACornell C10810
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)UNC A (Grad)10810
Rachel BenthamCambridge BKCL10810
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech ATennessee10810
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BVanderbilt B10810
Vedang Singhal (DII)UNC D (DII)Virginia C (UG)11010
Tom Doyle (UG)VassarHaverford11010
Alexander ClarkeDartmouth ABrandeis A11410
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BBerkeley C11510
Tom ScheriRIT ABinghamton11610
Sarod NoriCornell BRIT B11610
Brendan Karg (DII)JMU B (UG)JMU A (UG)1160
Kevin Jiang (UG)Duke A (UG)GWU B (Grad)1160
Noelle Ropp (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)Liberty C (DII)1160
Kristy Lau (DII)Virginia B (UG)Maryland B (UG)11610
Aidan Casdin (UG)JMU A (UG)JMU B (UG)1160
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)1160
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)1160
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)Virginia B (UG)1160
Joel MilesMinnesota BMinnesota C11610
Emmett Bicknell (DII)CedarvilleOhio State B1160
Saketh Dontaraju (DII)NYU AColumbia A11610
Parth JagtapEdinburghOxford B11610
Caden HausteinHardingGeodesic11610