Question
A theory proposed in 2014 holds that bats act as reservoirs of zoonotic viruses because they cannot help but induce this symptom during flight. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this increase in body temperature caused by an infection.
ANSWER: fever [or pyrexia; accept febrile]
[10m] The sixth edition of this book was the first to argue that bats fly to regulate their body temperature. Conveniently, the first Archaeopteryx fossil was discovered two years after this book’s first edition was published in 1859.
ANSWER: On the Origin of Species [or On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life]
[10h] “Flight-as-fever” may explain why bats are unaffected by these viruses that cause hemorrhagic fevers in humans. This family of threadlike viruses includes Reston virus, Ebola, and Marburg.
ANSWER: filoviruses [or Filoviridae]
<Brianna Magin, Science - Biology> ~23327~ <Editor: Adam Silverman>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 35 | 17.43 | 97% | 66% | 11% |