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The invasive “Argentine” species of these insects has formed a 3700 mile-long “supercolony” ranging from Italy to the Spanish Atlantic coast. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these eusocial insects from the family Formicidae (“for-MISS-ih-DAY”). The “fire” type of these insects is named for their burning sting.
ANSWER: ants [accept fire ants or red imported fire ants; accept Argentine ants; reject “white ants”]
[10m] Argentine ants often “farm” mealybugs and these scale insects to “milk” them for their honeydew secretions. Ladybugs are often used as biological pest control for these insects.
ANSWER: aphids [accept Aphidoidea or Aphididae; accept greenfly or greenflies or blackfly or blackflies; reject “fly” or “flies”]
[10h] Description acceptable. In the Fynbos (“FINE-boss”) of South Africa, Argentine ants have displaced native ants that perform this action, known as myrmecochory (“mer-mi-ko-KOR-ee”). This mutualistic action occurs after ant larvae eat the elaiosomes (“uh-LIE-oh-zomes”) of diaspores (“die-uh-SPORES”).
ANSWER: seed dispersal [accept descriptions indicating the movement of seeds or spread of seeds or transport of seeds; prompt on dispersal or synonyms like movement or spread or transport; prompt on allochory or zoochory]
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HeardPPBE %M %H %
1016.0090%70%0%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Maryland AGeorge Mason A1010020EM
Maryland CRutgers A1010020EM

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Southern CaliforniaMain✓120.00100%100%0%
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Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓220.00100%100%0%
NortheastMain✓417.50100%75%0%
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