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Whole genome sequencing in members of this taxonomic group has revealed the presence of DNA segments called NUMTs (“new-mights”). Thomas Cavalier-Smith classified this taxonomic group as unikonts or bikonts based on their number of flagella. The inheritance of ESCRT (“escort”) protein complexes by this taxonomic group is cited as evidence for James A. Lake’s “eocyte hypothesis.” Exemplified by the TSAR (“T-sar”) clade, members of this taxonomic group have independently evolved a process called kleptoplasty. In a 1967 paper that also explained the 9-plus-2 arrangement of flagella, Lynn Margulis (-5[1])proposed a theory that this taxonomic group (-5[1])may have evolved after engulfing (-5[1])proteobacteria (10[1])via endosymbiosis. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, name this domain of organisms whose cells have membrane-bound organelles (10[1])and a nucleus. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Eukaryota [or eukaryotes; prompt on Plantae or plants or Animalia or animals or Fungi or Protista or protists by asking “can you be less specific?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BMichigan B84-5
Calvin BostlemanOhio State AKenyon91-5
Jayden KuCarnegie Mellon BCase Western A96-5
Dennis YangMichigan CMichigan State9710
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon AMichigan D9910
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan ACase Western B10110
Enina EdosomwanCase Western ACarnegie Mellon B11210
Noah DeanKenyonOhio State A11610
Mitchell IndekMichigan BOhio State B11610

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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%104.67
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%101.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%50%106.83
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%110.17
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%50%108.17
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%106.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%107.40
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%105.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%97.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%100.67
UK2025-02-01Y1080%0%30%105.63
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y683%0%0%105.00
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%104.33