Question

UNC emeritus professor Alan Fedducia has long argued that supposed “proto” precursors to these structures are simply collagen fibers or ossified tendons. They’re not teeth, but pulp caps are gradually reabsorbed into the rachis during the formation of these structures. The disintegration of the “powder down” variety of these structures produces (-5[1])copious amounts of fine keratin dust. Hooklets and cilia (15[1])branch from the (*) barbules of these structures. Rectrices (10[1])and remiges are specialized types of the contour variety of these structures that possess an expansive (-5[1])vane. These structures develop in bloody white sheaths as pins. Raised “knobs'' on the ulna are indicative of these structures in fossils, which likely evolved to provide insulation. For 10 points, preening is the rearrangement (10[1])of what bristled, water-proof structures whose aerodynamic qualities help birds to fly? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: feathers [accept contour feathers or pennaceous feathers or down feathers; accept flight feathers; accept pin feathers] (Feduccia is a leading proponent in the theory that birds didn’t evolve from dinosaurs, but rather that they evolved from a related lineage.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Iris CreightonCambridge BImperial B50-5
Schuyler ColfaxOxfordEdinburgh5915
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ABirmingham6710
Ted WarnerBristolWarwick83-5
Michael KohnDurhamImperial A11810
Rahim DinaImperial BCambridge B13010
Dillon PatelWarwickBristol13110

Summary

2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%0%0%117.75
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%50%0%88.25
2023 ARCADIA at ImperialImperialY5100%20%40%101.00
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY3100%0%0%106.67
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%33%0%96.33
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%0%33%121.67
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY367%0%67%96.00