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

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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Lucas Mansfield (UG)UW AUBC A4110
Kevin YeSFUUBC B43-5
Euan McCubbin (UG)UW BAlberta81-5
Anne Fjeld (DII)AlbertaUW B12710
Joyann Hua (DII)UBC BSFU12810

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