Question

Five of the six documented samples of a rare species of this animal, which has never been seen (10[1])alive (10[1])and has a spade-shaped tooth, have been found in (10[1])New Zealand. The nitrogen-rich (-5[1])flocculent feces (-5[1])of these animals contributes to their namesake “pump,” (10[1]-5[1])which moves nutrients in the opposite direction of the biological pump. (10[1])Some species of these animals cooperatively use (10[1])“bubble (-5[1])nets” to feed. (10[6]-5[4])Nutrients (-5[1])can be supplied (-5[2])two thousand (-5[1])times (-5[1])faster than marine snow by ecosystems (10[1])composed (10[1])of (10[1])these (10[1])animals’ (10[1])carcasses, (10[6]-5[1])which (10[2])are (10[1])named (10[2])for (10[1])their (10[1])“falls.” (10[7])A toothless (10[3]-5[1])variety of these animals (10[1])feeds by taking in (10[1])and then expelling water (10[1])through (10[1])a keratinaceous plate (10[1])to filter krill and plankton. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name these large aquatic (10[1])mammals (10[2])that include baleen and humpback (10[1])types. (10[1])■END■ (10[7])

ANSWER: whales [or cetaceans or Cetacea; accept specific species of whales like spade-toothed whales or humpback whales or Bryde’s whales or blue whales or baleen whales]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Reed Sexton (UG)Michigan C (UG)CWRU A (UG)1710
DanielMichigan DOSU C1810
Qingyu ZhangUF AUCF B2710
Aisling SkeetDurham AManchester31-5
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan State B (UG)33-5
Ayan GuhaGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech B41-5
June YinWashU BUIUC C4110
Ryan SharpeLSE BOxford B5210
Todd MaslykMichigan AOhio State B (DII)5910
Danila KabotyaIndiana AUIUC D60-5
Ethan BositaStanford ABerkeley A6310
Ella Mankowski (DII)Pitt B (UG)Michigan C (UG)63-5
Ariel FaederPitt AOhio State C (DII)6310
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State B (DII)CWRU A (UG)6310
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL AOregon State6310
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ATexas C6310
Yaj Jhajhria (DII)UW BUW A63-5
Nicholas NguyenUF DUF F63-5
Ian McDowellCambridge CBristol B6310
Brendan BethlehemCambridge AWarwick B63-5
Terry TangBerkeley BStanford M64-5
Elle Lee (D2)NYU AIowa67-5
Albert NyangLSE AImperial B67-5
Cade SmithMichigan State AKenyon B (DII)69-5
Mata CooperSouthampton BEdinburgh70-5
Graham CopeUF BUCF A7610
Sophia MadrazoPurdue CNotre Dame7710
Abby SmithBerkeley CStanford L7810
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue B7910
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AEmory A8010
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech CAlabama A8110
TurjyaGeorgia AClemson A8110
Jacob Tow (UG)Colorado CollegeMcGill E81-5
Collin Leck (D2)Central OklahomaOle Miss8110
Dexter Hine (UG)SFUAlberta8110
Aidan BernardoFlorida Tech AUF C8110
Delia CropperOxford AWarwick A8110
Cole WelchGeorgia Tech EAuburn A8210
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC AUBC B8210
Roxanne Tang (UG)Ohio State A (UG)CWRU D (DII)8310
Biyang Zhang (UG)Michigan BKenyon A (UG)8410
Juan LandaetaFlorida State University AFlorida Tech B8410
Tarun KotiEmory BGeorgia Tech F8510
Justin LeeImperial ABirmingham8610
Sophia GnadingerUChicago DMiami8710
Sophia GnadingerUChicago DMiami8710
Akshar GoyalUIUC AIndiana B8710
Patrick MinskerUIUC BUChicago B8710
Danielle WebbSIUE APurdue D8710
Sarah Dong (DII)Michigan C (UG)Pitt B (UG)8710
Sophie HughesDurham BBristol A8710
Zac StaplerPitt AKenyon A (UG)89-5
Jackson Hopper (UG)Mississippi StateArkansas8910
Owen Ashbrook (D2)IowaNYU A8910
Owen Arneson (D2)MissouriVassar B8910
Lucas Mansfield (UG)UW AUW B9310
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BNYU B9710
Cade SmithMichigan State APitt B (UG)10110
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU B (UG)Michigan B10210
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU B (UG)Michigan State B (UG)10510
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltCambridge D11010
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Ohio State A (UG)11310
Francis Hanf (UG)Kenyon A (UG)Pitt A11710
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech D11810
Malachi LedfordTusculum AAuburn B11810
Charlie LowmanImperial BLSE A12310
Michal GerasimiukStanford MBerkeley B12410
Jiping FangUIUC DIndiana A12510
Owen Brown (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan State A12510
Anthony Gagliano (UG)McGill EColorado College12510
Audrey SwingleUF FUF D12510
James CarrigyEdinburghSouthampton B12510
George PurkissWarwick BCambridge A12510
Nathan EasowManchesterDurham A12510
Alvin GuoUChicago CWashU C14410