Question
Antibiotics like doxycycline are toxic to these animals because they need their gut bacteria to digest poisonous leaves. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these marsupials whose eucalyptus-rich diet has stymied efforts to treat their epidemic chlamydia.
ANSWER: koalas [or koala bears; or Phascolarctos cinereus; reject “bears”]
[10m] The chlamydia epidemic is exacerbated by one of these immunosuppressive viruses that now infects nearly every koala on Earth. This family of viruses encodes a DNA polymerase which uses RNA as a template.
ANSWER: retroviruses [or Retroviridae]
[10h] This medical procedure can save koalas by repopulating their gut flora after an antibiotic flush. This controversial procedure is a last resort to treat recalcitrant C. diff. infections in humans, too.
ANSWER: fecal transplantation [or fecal microbiome transplantation; or FMT; or stool transplantation; prompt on transplantation; prompt on feces or stool or other colloquialisms]
<Adam Silverman, Science - Biology> ~23380~ <Editor: Adam Silverman>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Johns Creek A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Belmont | Maggie Walker A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter A | Hoover A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Innovation Academy A | Canyon Crest | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Johns Creek A | Thomas Jefferson A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Thomas Jefferson D | Canyon Crest | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 83% | 83% | 0% |