Question

A method of disposing of this resource can be quantified with the equation “Fm minus Fm prime, all over Fm prime.” Organisms that thrive in the absence of this resource are termed sciophilous (“sigh-OFF-uh-luss”). Organisms may exhibit etiolation (“EE-tee-oh-LAY-shun”) in the absence (10[1])of this (10[1])resource (10[1])as part of an “avoidance response” triggered in situations when they cannot act as tolerators. The ability to adapt between excess and insufficient (10[1])amounts of this resource depends on the speed at which NPQ can be activated or suppressed. (10[1])Organisms often grow into pentaprismic symmetry to maximize access to this resource (10[2]-5[1])in (10[1])a pattern (10[1]-5[1])known (10[1])as phyllotaxis (10[3]-5[1])(“FILL-oh-TAX-iss”). This (10[1])resource (10[2])becomes gradually less available when traversing (10[1])the emergent, canopy, (10[2])understory, and forest (10[1])floor layers of a rainforest. (10[1])For 10 points, name this resource that plants actively grow toward in phototropism. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: sunlight [accept photons; accept photochemical energy; accept sun or solar energy; prompt on energy]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%13%95.58

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan HuangMITToronto C3910
David BassJohns HopkinsGeorgia Tech4110
Colin VeeversOttawaWaterloo B4210
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina AColumbia A6510
Adam FineChicago ARutgers8110
Andy HuffLSEBritish Columbia9310
Athena ShaddenTexasCornell A93-5
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley AWaterloo A9310
Alvin GuoChicago BMinnesota9410
Orion KellerVirginia TechIowa State9610
Tiffany ZhouFloridaNYU96-5
Jeremy CummingsWUSTL ANorthwestern9710
Jem BurchYaleGeorgia State9910
Roxanne TangOhio StateNorth Carolina B99-5
Tim MorrisonStanfordToronto A9910
Derek ChenColumbia BMaryland9910
June YinWUSTL BPenn State10010
Henry BonWinona StateVanderbilt10110
Alex AkridgeIndianaIllinois A10110
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BRIT10710
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BArizona State11010
Kevin PengCornell BUCF11010
Joseph ChambersVirginiaMichigan11310
Michael KearneyHarvardToronto B11810
Ryan RosenbergNYUFlorida13210
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BOhio State13210
Rosa XiaCornell ATexas13210