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A research station studying one of these ecosystems operated by the Smithsonian has conducted a census every 5 years since 1980 on Barro Colorado Island. LAI decreases when adjacent organisms in these ecosystems maintain a gap in a phenomenon called “shyness.” Specialist enemies of a type of organism in these ecosystems (10[1])are thought to facilitate their biodiversity according to the Janzen–Connell hypothesis. Within these ecosystems, processes (10[1])by saproxylic organisms are the main contributors to nutrient cycling. Bridge-forming lianas in these ecosystems can be infected by the holoparasitic genus Rafflesia. Mycorrhizae networks often form under the “floors” of these (10[1])ecosystems, (10[2])where decomposers feed (10[1])on detritus like leaves. For 10 points, name these ecosystems whose canopy is formed by trees. ■END■

ANSWER: forests [or rainforests; prompt on trees until read; prompt on forest canopies or forest floors until read by asking “what larger ecosystem is that a zone of?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Simon ZimmermanOhio State AOhio State B5010
Ryan JudgeCarnegie Mellon ACase Western B6510
Andrew HarmsMichigan StateKenyon9710
Dennis YangMichigan CMichigan D9810
Todd MaslykMichigan ACarnegie Mellon B9810
Alan LeeCase Western AMichigan B10110

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Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%91.67
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%84.83
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%76.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%73.50
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%107.67
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%91.60
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%88.60
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%71.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%100%118.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%50%103.25
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%87.30
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%0%81.00
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%88.33