Question
Certain beaked whales perform this behavior during deep dives, but not during successive shallow dives. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this behavior in which animals search for food.
ANSWER: foraging [accept forage; prompt on hunting or predation or predatory behavior by asking "what is the more general ecological term?"]
[10m] Schreer and Kovacs 1997 relates this quantity with maximum diving depth in air-breathing mammals. Allometry is the study of this quantity, which is described by Foster's rule and related to cancer rate by Peto's paradox.
ANSWER: body size [or body mass or body volume; prompt on answers given without "body"]
[10h] A scientist with this surname pioneered decompression tables. His son with this surname wrote "On Being the Right Size," pioneered primordial soup theory alongside Oparin, and names a "rule" for inferring heterogametic sex from hybrid sterility.
ANSWER: Haldane (John Scott Haldane is the father of J. B. S. Haldane.)
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale Central A | Strake Jesuit B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Lambert A | Uni of Illinois Laboratory | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 0% | 100% | 0% |