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These organisms were poached by Native Americans so that the Carameros Company could make candy. The genus Rhipsalis of these organisms are the only ones that might originate in the Eastern Hemisphere. Luther Burbank would frequently rub his face (0[1])on modified examples of these organisms as part of his efforts to make cattle food. A National Park named for these organisms protects the Rincon Mountain District as part of a (20[1])(*) Sky Island (0[1])Archipelago, and is in Pima County. Fruit from (10[1])one of these organisms (10[1]0[1])known as (10[1])nōchtli (10[2]0[1])may provide the name of (10[1])Tenochtitlan. (10[5])A (10[1])species (10[1]0[1])of these organisms (10[2]0[1])called (10[1])the visnaga (10[2])resembles a barrel. (0[1])One of these organisms (10[1])appears (10[1])alongside an eagle and a snake (10[1]0[1])on (10[2]0[1])the flag (10[1])of (10[1])Mexico. (10[1])For 10 points, name these organisms (10[1])that name Saguaro National Park. (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: cacti [or cactuses; accept Cactaceae; accept prickly pear or nopal; accept saguaro or visnaga before mentioned]
<Michael Bentley, Geography - World&gt; ~25738~ &lt;Editor: Ganon Evans>
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Shawn SyedUniversity LabDetroit Catholic Central A380
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Ryan ZhangThomas Jefferson BDunbar830
Sam MacchiBelmontDetroit Country Day8310
Rohan DalalJohns Creek BWinston Churchill B8510
Keefer LinChattahoochee BBarrington B860
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Cole HartungKinkaidRichard Montgomery8610
Liam ReedMaggie Walker CCarbondale9110
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Andrew ShiThomas Jefferson AHunter A9210
Arnou ThammarakNew BrightonWalter Payton9210
Sinecio MoralesRockford Auburn AWinston Churchill A9210
Brodie HenryWest PointDetroit Catholic Central C9310
Jingyi WuStevenson AWinnebago940
Anthony ZhaoThomas Jefferson CMexico9410
Charlie BorkElkhorn NorthBelvidere9710
Atharva UpadhyeWaukeeNorman970
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy ALincoln-Way East9710
John Hines-ShahHinsdale CentralThomas Jefferson D9810
Rohan NavaneethaSolonDallas County10010
Ethan KralNorthmont AParkway West10010
Deven YearyWashingtonHunter B1030
Pete WasserNorrisInnovation Academy B10710
Russell DillakNorthmont BDetroit Catholic Central B10810
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Eleanor HeydtMidtownCarl Sandburg1140
Eric HuMaggie Walker BHoover B1150
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Aryan PathakLake HighlandSaint Joseph11510
Kyunghwan LimChattahoochee AIrvington A11710
Sam KonkelJohns Creek AMira Loma11810
Noah McRedmondCincinnati Hills ChristianStevenson B11910
Matthew HoustonNormanWaukee12510
Sam AsplundWinnebagoStevenson A1300
Will CarstensDetroit Catholic Central AUniversity Lab13010
Jesse RabbittJohn Adams BMoberly13110
Kaitlyn LeonardBarrington BChattahoochee B13110
Aiden DombroskyHoover BMaggie Walker B13110
Chakri GudlavalletiDunbarThomas Jefferson B13110
Fahian JoyHunter BWashington13110