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Packet 9: Bonus 18

The ability of some of these molecules to replicate themselves lends credence to their namesake “world” hypothesis, which posits that life began as these molecules. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these molecules whose “transfer” and “messenger” varieties are involved in the translation of proteins.
ANSWER: RNA [or ribonucleic acid; accept tRNA or mRNA]
[10m] Transfer RNA contains a “pseudo-” form of this nitrogenous base. RNA contains this nucleobase, not typically found in DNA, which forms two hydrogen bonds with adenine.
ANSWER: uracil [or uridine; prompt on U]
[10h] This structure largely made of RNA performs a namesake process that removes introns from pre-messenger RNA. This complex is synthesized from snRNPs (“snurps”).
ANSWER: spliceosome (“SPLICE-uh-sohm”)
<Biology — June Yin> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
ColdwaterNew Buffalo A1010020EM
DeWitt AHillsdale Academy D1010020EM
DeWitt BRockford A1010020EM
Detroit Catholic Central BUtica Academy1010020EM
Detroit Country Day AU of D Jesuit1010020EM
Hillsdale Academy BTraverse City Central B010010M
Hillsdale Academy CTaylor100010E
New Boston HuronHolt1010020EM
Okemos ADetroit Catholic Central C1010020EM
Okemos BTroy B10101030EMH
Rockford BNew Buffalo B100010E
Traverse City Central ADetroit Catholic Central A100010E
Troy AGrand Ledge1010020EM
White Cloud AChelsea1010020EM
WilliamstonHillsdale Academy A1010020EM

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/2025✓1518.0093%80%7%
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/2025✓524.00100%100%40%
SPOOKY IX11/20/2025✓420.00100%100%0%