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Through studies on plankton, Allen et al. showed that manipulating this variable can cause exponentially higher rates of evolutionary change. A factor that corrects for this variable is added to the West–Brown–Enquist model in the metabolic theory of ecology. This variable affects aromatase accumulation to impact the outcome of a “sensitive” period in one class’s development. David Atkinson built on Bergmann’s rule to describe how organisms’ (*) size relates to this variable. (10[1])This variable increases the number of niches in an ecosystem by (-5[1])increasing primary productivity. Sex determination in most reptiles is driven by this variable, (10[1])which decreases along with metabolic rate and activity during hibernation. For 10 points, name this variable, which organisms can regulate by sunning or resting in shade. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: temperature [accept body temperature; accept body heat]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will AlstonSGV VenturesALCU7010
Anderson WangAnderson et al.U[C]SD81-5
Akshay SeetharamClaremontJason et al.9410
Gary LinU[C]SDAnderson et al.12110