Packet 10: Bonus 5
Answer the following about Prototaxites (“proto-tax-EYE-teez”), the earliest known tree-like organism on land. For 10 points each:
[10e] Prototaxites is usually assigned to this kingdom because the thread-like structures of its trunk resemble hyphae (“HI-fee”). Modern members of this kingdom include yeasts and mushrooms.
ANSWER: Fungi [or fungus]
[10m] A 2025 study called the organism’s classification into question by not detecting this compound in Prototaxites. Fungal cell walls contain this polymer of N-acetyl•glucosamine, as do arthropod exoskeletons.
ANSWER: chitin (“KYE-tin”)
[10h] Prototaxites towered over early land plants during this geologic period. During this period, which saw the emergence of the tetrapods, placoderm fish such as Dunkleosteus dominated the seas.
ANSWER: Devonian period (The period is also called the “age of fishes.”)
<Biology — June Yin> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 10
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20.83 | 100% | 67% | 42% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (not so) Evil Empire | ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Hillsdale Academy A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Detroit Catholic Central C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| Detroit Country Day B | Taylor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Okemos A | Utica Academy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Okemos B | U of D Jesuit | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Rockford B | Coldwater | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Troy A | DeWitt A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Troy B | Detroit Country Day A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| USN A | USN B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| White Cloud A | DeWitt B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
| ccny potato salad | Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EMH |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 56% | 33% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |