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. (10[1])Sexual reproduction may have evolved as a response (10[1])to this (10[1])behavior (10[1])according to the Red Queen (10[1])hypothesis. The mafia (-5[1])hypothesis proposes that threat of retaliation leads to acceptance of cuckoos laying their eggs (10[1])in other nests, which is a classic example of this behavior’s (10[3])“brood” form. For 10 points, name this (10[2])form of symbiosis in which the namesake organism benefits at the expense of its host. ■END■

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
Ian McDowellCambridge CLSE A6110
Agnijo BanerjeeCambridge AImperial A6910
Ted WarnerBristol ACambridge B7110
Adsayan GaneshWarwick ASouthampton B7210
Delia CropperOxford AManchester7710
Alessandro D'TtaasioCam DDurham A80-5
Faiz AhmedBirminghamSouthampton A9410
Robert BallantyneBristol BEdinburgh10510
Charlie LowmanImperial BOxford B10510
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltLSE B10510
Aisling SkeetDurham ACam D11210
Danny FischerWarwick BDurham B11210