Question

The exteriors of some animals in this class contain an amino-acid oxidizing molecule called achacin (“ACK-uh-sin”) that acts as an antimicrobial agent. Secretions from organisms in this class serve as the vector of lancet liver flukes prior to infecting ants. Organisms in this class can create a temporary barrier made of dried GAG-rich secretions called an epiphragm (“epi-fram”) prior to the formation of the operculum. Members of this class (-5[1])can invert their visceral mass and mantle (10[1])in a total (10[1])body-plan (10[1])inversion (-5[1])during (-5[1])early (-5[1])development (10[1])called torsion. (10[2])The blood flukes that cause schistosomiasis (-5[1])(“SHISS-toh-soh-MYE-uh-siss”) are spread by animals (-5[1])in this class. Animals in this class (10[1])can reproduce by stabbing each other with calcium (10[1])carbonate (-5[1])“love (10[1])darts.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this (-5[1])class of mollusks that are contrasted with bivalves and (-5[1])cephalopods and whose name is Latin for “stomach foot.” (10[1])■END■ (10[9]0[1])

ANSWER: gastropods [or gastropoda; accept snails or slugs; prompt on mollusks or Mollusca]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y21100%0%43%112.48

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina ACornell A66-5
Alan XieYaleWUSTL A7310
Joseph ChambersVirginiaRIT7610
Kushal AluruRutgersPenn State7710
Orion KellerVirginia TechNorthwestern78-5
Allan LeeStanfordUC Berkeley B79-5
Jonathan HuangMITIowa State80-5
June YinWUSTL BMinnesota8110
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley ATexas8310
Andy YuMarylandWaterloo A8310
Moses KitakuleColumbia AToronto B89-5
Caleb OttWaterloo BToronto A93-5
Adam FineChicago ABritish Columbia10010
Kevin WangGeorgia TechArizona State10810
Danila KabotyanskiIndianaCornell B109-5
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltOttawa11010
Eshan PantNYUChicago B11110
David BassJohns HopkinsUCF11110
Henry BonWinona StateMichigan116-5
Andy HuffLSEHarvard125-5
Sharath NarayanNorthwesternVirginia Tech13410
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BColumbia B13510
Yared TadesseCornell BIndiana13510
Joey SunToronto BColumbia A13510
Richard NiuCornell ANorth Carolina A13510
Olin BoseColumbia BNorth Carolina B1350
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BStanford13510
Guy IndoranteIowa StateMIT13510
Tony ChenToronto AWaterloo B13510
James McCurleyHarvardLSE13510
Rachel FanousMichiganWinona State13510