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Organ development begins only when an optimal interaction with this stimulus is obtained in this stimulus’s namesake “set point angle” model. An “altered response” to this stimulus can result from mutating ARG1, which prevents localization of PIN3. Cells that detect this non-auditory stimulus are found in the columella. Inverting the normal response to this stimulus allows gas exchange to occur in pneumatophores (“noo-MAT-oh-fors”). Specialized amyloplasts (“AM-uh-lo-plasts”) called statoliths (10[1])contain starch granules that move (-5[1])in response to this stimulus, which directs the growth of root caps. Both light and this stimulus trigger asymmetrical elongation of cells by (10[1])altering cellular distribution of auxins. For 10 points, what stimulus names a form of tropism that allows (10[1])plant roots to grow downwards? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: gravity [accept gravitropism; prompt on descriptions of orientation or directionality or up/down by asking “what stimulus is the organism using to determine its orientation?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Noah ChenColumbia BNYU B6510
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ANYU A70-5
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsRowan9310
Tom Doyle (UG)VassarHaverford11010
Saketh Dontaraju (DII)NYU AColumbia A11610