Question

Answer the following about self-organization, which refers to spontaneous processes that create global patterns out of local interactions, for 10 points each.
[10e] A classic example of self-organization is this biological process that creates a three-dimensional structure out of a polypeptide chain.
ANSWER: protein folding [prompt on descriptions of forming the tertiary structure of a protein]
[10h] Bénard convection is an example of this type of self-organized structure that forms in out-of-equilibrium open thermodynamic systems. The concept of “order through fluctuations” describes the formation of these structures, which were introduced by Ilya Prigogine (“pre-GO-zhin”).
ANSWER: dissipative structures [accept dissipative systems]
[10m] This self-organized chemical system exhibits two-dimensional target-shaped waves. This chemical oscillator is driven by the autocatalytic oxidation of cerium(III) ions by bromate and the reduction of cerium(IV) ions by malonic acid.
ANSWER: Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction [or BZ reaction; prompt on clock reactions]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Are You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see1001020
Berkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyLes Missourables100010
I’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone100010
Lying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team100010
NJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)Galvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer100010
Punished "Venom" BHSULMM's LLM MLM1001020
Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH100010
SAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARENJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)100010
The Empire Bikes BackBHSU B100010
The Jeam TeamgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet1001020
The Oldest Men in the WorldLisan al-Quib100010
We Need New NamesThe Dyatlov Passement incident100010
it's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence100010
var merchantsMindgoblin of Little Hobbes1001020
when you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!100010

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1512.67100%27%0%