bone - UK - Buzzpoints

Round 10: Tossup 7

An animal that feeds on this substance relies on endosymbiosis with Oceanospirillales bacteria. Cattle feeding on this substance is often an early indicator of a bovine botulism outbreak. The Epicyon and Borophagus genera of Miocene–Pliocene canines developed several adaptations for feeding on this substance. (-5[1])A genus of annelids often called “zombie worms” (-5[1])obtain lipids from this substance (-5[1])from whale carcasses. The turkey vulture is the only vertebrate (10[1])that primarily (10[1])feeds (10[1])on (10[1])this substance. (10[2]-5[1])Three of the four (-5[1])species of modern hyenas are named for their ability to “crush” or “crack” (10[1])this substance. Herbivores like giraffes may chew on this substance to obtain sufficient calcium and phosphate. (10[1])For 10 points, osteophagy refers to (10[1])feeding on what (10[1])hard, mineralized tissue? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: bone [accept bone marrow; accept skeletons or skeletal remains; prompt on lipids until read by asking “from what substance?”; prompt on corpses or carcasses or answers referring to dead animals; prompt on whales or whale falls until “whale” is read]

<GC, Biology> | Packet L - Harvard A, McGill A, Arizona State A, Georgia Tech B, Toronto D, Georgia Tech D

= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Mikey Brown	Birmingham	UCL	43	-5
Dennis Reppen	Imperial A	Warwick A	51	-5
Danny Fisher	Warwick B	Oxford B	56	-5
Albert Nyang	LSE	Southampton A	66	10
Ted Warner	Bristol	Manchester	68	10
Joseph Collins	Imperial B	Edinburgh B	69	10
Elliot Cosnett	Oxford A	Edinburgh A	70	10
Brendan Bethlehem	Cambridge A	Cambridge B	72	10
Tok Shing Henry Wong	Cambridge C	Cardiff	72	-5
Ollie Glin-Conway	Imperial C	Southampton B	72	10
Julian Sung	Oxford C	City St. George's	76	-5
Hamish Campbell	Durham	Montpellier	89	10
Harri Slaughter	Cardiff	Cambridge C	105	10
Alan Hughes	UCL	Birmingham	111	10
Zoë McGuire	Oxford B	Warwick B	114	10
Zach Foster	City St. George's	Oxford C	118	10
Chris Levesley	Warwick A	Imperial A	118	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
Great Lakes	Main Site	✓	5	100%	40%	86.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	✓	8	88%	50%	90.57
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	✓	8	13%	13%	92.00
Midwest	Main Site	✓	9	100%	11%	78.78
Northeast	Main Site	✓	5	100%	20%	80.40
Southeast	Main Site	✓	6	100%	67%	101.33
UK	Main Site	✓	12	100%	42%	89.33
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	✓	6	100%	50%	87.50