Question

A model originally applied to one form of this behavior includes a parameter a that represents searching efficiency and was developed by Nicholson and Bailey. Instances of one form of this behavior are more likely to occur between closely related species according to Emery’s rule. A namesake form of castration and micropredation are two of the six major strategies of this behavior. (-5[1])Sexual reproduction (-5[1])may have evolved as a response to this behavior (-5[1])according to the Red Queen hypothesis. (10[1]-5[1])The mafia hypothesis proposes that threat of retaliation leads to acceptance of cuckoos laying their eggs (10[2])in other nests, which is a classic example of this behavior’s (10[1])“brood” form. For 10 points, name this form of symbiosis in which the namesake organism benefits at the expense of its host. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: parasitism [or parasitic behavior or parasites; accept brood parasitism or social parasitism or kleptoparasitism; accept parasitoids or parasitoidism; prompt on symbiosis until read]
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Summary

2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%83.67
2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%50%110.38
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%33%91.67
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%43%102.43
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y8100%0%25%107.50
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%67%98.67
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y11100%0%9%89.36

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aiden ShieldsClemson ATennesse B61-5
Zachary KantEmory AAuburn C63-5
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech E72-5
Tarun KotiEmory BSouth Carolina A7810
Will McCurleyAuburn AGeorgia Tech D78-5
Ian LuGeorgia Tech FAuburn B9410
Malachi LedfordTusculum AGeorgia Tech C9410
Harris BeckerAlabama AGeorgia A10510
Cole WelchGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech B12810
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DAuburn A12810
Brandon HuntAuburn CEmory A12810
Alina MooreTennesse BClemson A12810