Question

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 are thought to facilitate their biodiversity according to the Janzen–Connell hypothesis. (-5[1])Within these ecosystems, processes 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 (-5[1])“floors” (10[2])of these ecosystems, where decomposers feed on detritus like leaves. (10[1])For 10 points, name these ecosystems whose canopy is formed by trees. ■END■ (10[1])

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
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech CVanderbilt A61-5
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech BTennessee A94-5
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech AAlabama A9510
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech DLouisville A9510
Alina MooreTennessee AGeorgia Tech B10510
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech C11810

Summary

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