Question
These plants produce small fruits called samara in pairs that are affectionately known as whirlybirds. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this genus of tree that has silver, sycamore and Norway species. These trees can be tapped in the spring to produce sugary syrup and a leaf from these trees is found on the Canadian flag.
ANSWER: maple [accept Acer; accept specific maples like sugar maple]
[10m] Maples and other trees in North America are under threat from this order of insects. Invasive examples of these insects include the emerald ash borer and an Asian long-horned species.
ANSWER: beetles [or Coleoptera; accept jewel beetles or Asian long-horned beetles]
[10h] Maple trees undergo partheno-carpy, which means some maples do not produce these things. Failure to produce these things can also arise from steno-spermo-carpy.
ANSWER: seeds [accept seedless fruit; prompt on embryo]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 25.56 | 100% | 100% | 56% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 28.33 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 25.00 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 100% | 80% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 88% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
Data
| Liberty A | Appalachian State B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Appalachian State A | Duke B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| James Madison A | NC State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Liberty B | UNC D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Virginia | Liberty C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Tusculum | VCU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC B | William & Mary | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| UNC C | James Madison B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC A | Virginia Tech B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |