Bonus

The numerically first of these enzymes binds to a non-enzymatic substrate to form maturation-promoting factor, which moves the cell through the G2/M checkpoint. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these serine/threonine kinases. They bind to a similarly named substrate to initiate the pathway that allows the cell to progress through checkpoints during mitosis.
ANSWER: cyclin-dependent kinases [or CDKs; accept CDK1; reject “cyclins”]
[10e] Kinases like CDKs enable signal transduction by transferring these ions from one molecule to another. ATP contains three of these ions.
ANSWER: phosphates [or PO43-]
[10h] Early research of CDK function originated with Paul Nurse and Melanie Lee’s study of cdc2 in this organism. A tiny cell phenotype results from mutating wee1 in this organism.
ANSWER: S. pombe [or Schizosaccharomyces pombe; or fission yeast; prompt on yeast; reject “Saccharomyces cerevisiae” or “baker’s yeast” or “brewer’s yeast”]
<Biology>
Answerlines and category may not exactly match the version played at all sites

Back to bonuses

Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
FloridaIllinois B010010E
Georgia StateJohns Hopkins1010020ME
Georgia TechToronto A1010020ME
Iowa StateIndiana010010E
LSEVanderbilt010010E
MichiganMinnesota010010E
NorthwesternStanford1010020ME
Ohio StateUCF1010020ME
OttawaCornell A1010020ME
Penn StateNYU010010E
TexasNorth Carolina B1010020ME
Toronto CRIT1010020ME
VirginiaIllinois A010010E
WUSTL AMIT1010020ME
WUSTL BColumbia A1010020ME
Waterloo ANorth Carolina A010010E
Waterloo BArizona State010010E
Winona StateToronto B010010E

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes1815.00100%50%0%