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Description acceptable. These materials are generally produced by introducing Ganoderma or Pleurotus into a sturdy damp container in the shape of the final product. For 10 points each:
[10h] Describe these highly durable and hydrophobic materials first pioneered by the company Ecovative. The most commonly used substrates to produce these materials are wood chips and hay.
ANSWER: fungal biomaterials [accept answers describing materials made of fungi; accept mycelium or mycelium-based materials or mycomaterials; accept hyphae; prompt on biomaterials or biodegradable materials]
[10m] Most fungi used to make fungal biomaterials belong to this clade often contrasted with Ascomycota. Fungi that form mushrooms generally belong to this clade.
ANSWER: Basidiomycota [or Basidiomycetes; accept Agaricomycetes]
[10e] The sturdy structure of fungal biomaterials is largely due to the presence of this polymer in the fungal cell wall. Arthropod exoskeletons are also made of this polymer.
ANSWER: chitin
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateGeorgia State001010E
British ColumbiaYale001010E
Chicago AUC Berkeley A001010E
Chicago BJohns Hopkins001010E
Illinois ANorth Carolina A001010E
IndianaWaterloo A0101020ME
MITCornell A0101020ME
NYULSE0101020ME
Ohio StateVirginia001010E
OttawaFlorida001010E
Penn StateUC Berkeley B001010E
StanfordRutgers0101020ME
TexasMinnesota0101020ME
Toronto ANorthwestern001010E
Toronto BIowa State001010E
Toronto CHarvard001010E
UCFNorth Carolina B001010E
WUSTL AColumbia A001010E
WUSTL BWaterloo B0101020ME

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2025 ACF NationalsYes1913.16100%32%0%