Question

Injections of oxy·tetra·cycline HCl (“H-C-L”) protect these plants from being affected by phytoplasma-induced (“FYE-toe-plaz-muh-induced”) lethal yellowing. These plants’ apical growth only occurs at a meristem-rich core above the crownshaft called the “heart.” They’re not ferns, but dried-out tissue left over after these plants have shedded their leaf-like structures is often retooled as pseudobark. Since these trees cannot form cambium, they are the only trees not to display growth rings. The tallest non-bamboo (*) monocot plants comprise mainly of these kinds of trees. The “de mer” species of these trees is responsible for generating the largest plant seeds and can be found in the (10[1])Seychelles (“say-SHELZ”). For 10 points, name these (10[1])fronded tropical (-5[1])trees noted for their production of dates and coconuts. (10[1]) ■END■

ANSWER: palm trees [or palms; accept Arecaceae; accept date palms; accept heart of palm; prompt on coconut trees or coco de mer until “coconut” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Elizabeth JewlalJHU BMaryland10110
Austin GuoPrincetonNYU B10710
Ryan RosenbergNYU AColumbia109-5
Moses KitakuleColumbiaNYU A11810

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%106.50
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%25%106.75
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%0%63%108.88
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%108.67
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%113.50