Packet I: Tossup 1

Maximum overlaps of these entities are described in the limitation similarity theory. Seven models for the apportionment of these entities such as dominance decay and MacArthur fractions were ranked by Mutsunori Tokeshi to explain relative abundance distributions. (10[1])G. Evelyn Hutchinson represented these entities as n-dimensional hypervolumes. (10[2])Joseph H. Connell (10[1])proposed “ghosts (10[1])of competitions past and present” to explain these entities’ (10[1])“differentiation.” (10[1])That scientist (10[1]-5[1])also studied barnacle habitat ranges (10[2])in (-5[1])describing (-5[2])the “fundamental” and “realized” (10[1]-5[1])types (10[2])of these (10[4])entities. (10[3])The competitive exclusion (10[2])rule (10[2])that (-5[1])states two species (10[2])sharing (10[4])identical (10[2])ones of (10[1])these (10[1])entities (10[6])cannot (10[2])coexist. (10[6])For 10 points, name (10[1])these entities that describe how an organism (10[1])matches (10[1]-5[1])its (10[1])environmental factors. (10[2])■END■ (10[4]0[4])

ANSWER: ecological niches [accept fundamental niches or realized niches; accept niche differentiation or niche apportionment or niche construction; prompt on n-dimensional hypervolumes until read; prompt on abundance distributions until read]
<AL, Biology> | Packet I - McGill B, UCLA A, Michigan B, Georgia Tech C, Southampton B
= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Alexander ClarkeYaleHarvard B3610
Andrew WangIllinois AIndiana A4510
Arvin BoraghiCambridge BImperial A4510
Olin BoseColumbia BNYU A4810
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford B5010
Braxton DavisMissouri AWashington A5910
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers ARutgers B6010
Raymond JiangIllinois CNorthwestern B62-5
Brian HoffCornell BRIT6210
Nathan WooleryLouisville BKentucky6710
Jason QinColumbia AMaryland A6710
Ezra SantosChicago APurdue A68-5
Matthew HeTexas AMurray State A69-5
Delia CropperOxford ACambridge C69-5
Jonathan HuangMITBrandeis A73-5
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins ANYU B7310
Samuel LiWilliam and MaryDuke7410
Zaid AsifNYU CJohns Hopkins B7410
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ANorth Carolina A7610
Emily KadolphVirginia Tech BVirginia7610
Samarth RamChicago BNotre Dame A7610
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech BMississipi State7610
Mason YuBrownBowdoin B7710
Snehan SarochLouisville AGeorgia Tech D7710
Ted WarnerBristolLSE7710
Shiva TegullaCentral Florida AFlorida C8010
Ayaan JajodiaDartmouth AHarvard A8010
Jack CaseyIllinois BChicago C8110
Alana DickeyIndiana BNorthwestern D8110
Yoyo LiuUBC BMcGill A82-5
Sushanth BalaramanTexas A&M ATexas B8510
Charles HangWashU AVanderbilt B8510
Thomas TibbettsCentral Florida CCentral Florida B8610
Dustin SandersChicago DPurdue B8610
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech AMinnesota A8610
Jackie XuCornell APenn State8610
Ted HarrisonEdinburgh BImperial C8710
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayCatholic8710
Andrew ZengStanford ABerkeley C8910
Caleb SlusherSouth Carolina ALiberty A9010
Jesse MindelNC State ANorth Carolina C9110
Harris BecknerAlabama ATennessee B9110
Jack LewisBruinWashU B9110
Alex WyrickTennessee ASewanee9110
Rachel EzrielevGeorgetownColumbia C9110
Ben HellmanSwarthmoreMaryland C9110
Nicholas NguyenFlorida AFlorida B9210
Max AverbachNorthwestern CIndiana C9210
Eve FleisigBerkeley ABerkeley D9310
Fionn O'ConnorSouth Carolina BVCU9310
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIllinois C9310
Simarya AhujaWashington BCarleton College9310
Akshay SeetharamClaremontIowa State9310
Xavier BornhorstMaryland BVassar9310
Peter SmithBinghamton ACornell C9710
Killian SimonsonRochesterBinghamton B10410
Christopher BradleySouthern Connecticut StateDartmouth B105-5
Jackson PriceDartmouth BSouthern Connecticut State10510
Mason LambertJames Madison ALiberty C10610
Samuel LipsutzChicago ENotre Dame B10810
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeis AMIT10810
Ava ButlerMcGill AUBC B10910
Emily SniderLiberty BJames Madison B1090
Summer SolisJames Madison BLiberty B1090
Matthew WestleyPurdue AChicago A10910
Nathaniel MartinBrandeis BBowdoin A10910
William DayMurray State ATexas A10910
Tok Shing Henry WongCambridge COxford A1090
Aisling SkeetDurhamCity St. George's1090

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%77.33
CanadaMain Site1100%100%109.00
FloridaMain Site3100%0%86.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site978%0%86.57
MidwestMain Site9100%22%85.67
NortheastMain Site6100%33%85.83
OverflowMain Site4100%0%82.75
South CentralMain Site2100%50%97.00
SoutheastMain Site7100%0%82.57
UKMain Site650%17%69.67
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site9100%0%76.00
Upstate NYMain Site4100%0%87.25