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Active Transport

  • The movement of particles from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration, against the concentration gradient.

  • This requires energy.

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Adult Stem Cell

A stem cell found in the bone marrow that can form many types of cells.

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Alveoli

  • Small air sacs in the lungs that serve as the gaseous exchange surface.

  • They provide a large surface area for efficient exchange.

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Aorta

The main artery that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.

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Artery

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart under high pressure.

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Atrium (pl. atria)

The upper chamber of the heart that receives the blood from the veins.

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Biconcave

Describes the shape of red blood cells which increases the surface area for gaseous exchange.

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Blood

A tissue that contains red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets.

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Bone Marrow

A human tissue that contains stem cells which can develop into red blood cells.

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Cell Cycle

A series of events that take place in a cell in preparation for cell division.

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Cell Differentiation

The production of specialised cells allows organisms to become more efficient.

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Companion Cells

  • The active cells of the phloem.

  • They provide energy for the phloem to transport substances.

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Concentration Gradient

The difference in concentration between two areas.

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Cytokinesis

The third stage of the cell cycle in which two identical diploid daughter cells are formed.

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Diffusion

  • The net spreads out of particles from a high concentration to a lower concentration (down their concentration gradient).

  • Energy is not required.

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Double Circulatory System

A circulatory system found in mammals in which the blood passes through the heart twice in a full body circuit

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Embryo

An organism in its early stages of development.

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Embryonic Stem Cell

A type of stem cell found in very early embryos that can differentiate into any cell type.

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Guard Cells

Cells that control the opening and closing of the stomata.

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Heart

The organ that pumps blood around the body.

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Hypertonic

The net movement of water out of the cell via osmosis.

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Hypotonic

The net movement of water into the cell via osmosis.

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Interphase

The first stage of the cell cycle in which cells grow, new proteins are synthesised and chromosomes are replicated.

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Lignin

A material that lines the xylem vessels and provides strength and support.

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Meristematic Cell

A type of cell that can differentiate into any plant cell type.

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Meristem Tissue

A plant tissue that contains many undifferentiated cells.

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Mitosis

  • A type of cell division that produces two identical diploid daughter cells (i.e. contain a full set of chromosomes) from one parent cell.

  • It is the second stage of the cell cycle and is important for growth, development and the replacement of damaged cells.

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Multicellular Organism

An organism that has more than one cell.

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Muscle Cell

A specialised animal cell that contracts or relaxes causing muscle movement.

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Nerve Cell

A specialised animal cell that transmits electrical impulses.

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Osmosis

The net movement of water molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration through a partially permeable membrane

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Phloem

A plant tissue that transports sugars from the source to the sink.

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Plasma

A pale yellow liquid found in the blood that carries water, enzymes, salts, nutrients, proteins, urea and hormones.

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Plasmolysis

The net movement of water out of a plant cell, causing the cell membrane to move away from the cell wall. This results in cell death.

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Potometer

A piece of capillary tube that is used to investigate the rate of transpiration. Water loss from the surface of the leaf is measured by the distance that the air bubble travels over a certain period of time.

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Pulmonary Artery

The main artery that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary Vein

The main vein that carries oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs.

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Red Blood Cells

Cells in the blood that carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide

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Root Hair Cells

Specialised cells that provide a large surface area for the uptake of water and minerals from the soil.

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Sieve Tubes

Plant cells that have no nuclei and are connected via the cytoplasms.

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Sperm Cell

A specialised animal cell that carries the male DNA to the egg for reproduction.

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Stem Cell

Cells that are unspecialised and capable of differentiating into a range of different cell types.

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Stomata

Small pores in the epidermis of the leaves that facilitate gaseous exchange.

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Translocation

The process of transporting sucrose around the plant.

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Transpiration

The loss of water from the surface of the leaves by evaporation from the open stomata.

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Turgid

When the vacuole of a plant cell becomes swollen and enlarged with water

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Undifferentiated Cell

A cell that is not specialised for its function.

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Valves

Structures found at each end of both ventricles that prevent the backflow of blood (ensuring blood flows in only one direction).

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Vein

A blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart at low pressure.

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Vena Cava

The main vein that carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the body.

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Ventricles

  • The lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and pump it to the arteries.

  • The heart has two ventricles.

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Villi

Small projections from the small intestine that increase the surface area for food absorption.

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Water Potential

  • A measure for the tendency of water to move from one area to another area.

  • It is represented by the sign Ψ (Psi).

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Xylem

A specialised plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves of the plant.

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Diffusion

(Transporting Substances)

  • The spreading out of the particles resulting in a net movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

  • It is a passive process as no energy is required.

  • The molecules have to be small in order to be able to move across, for example oxygen, glucose, amino acids and water, but larger molecules such as starch and proteins cannot.

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Single-Celled Organisms

(Diffusion in Living Organisms)

  • Can use diffusion to transport molecules into their body from the air- this is because they have a relatively large surface area to volume ratio.

  • Due to their low metabolic demands, diffusion across the surface of the organism is sufficient enough to meet its needs.

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Multicellular Organisms

(Diffusion in Living Organisms)

  • The surface area to volume ratio is small so they cannot rely on diffusion alone.

  • Instead, surfaces and organ systems have a number of adaptations that allows molecules to be transported in and out of cells.

  • Examples include alveoli in the lungs, villi in the small intestines and root hair cells in plants.

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Concentration gradient (difference in concentrations)

(Factors that affect the Rate of Diffusion)

Effect: The greater the difference in concentration, the faster the rate of diffusion. This is because more particles are randomly moving down the gradient than are moving against it.

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Temperature

(Factors that affect the Rate of Diffusion)
Effect: The greater the temperature, the greater the movement of particles, resulting in more collisions and therefore a faster rate of diffusion.

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Surface area of the membrane

(Factors that affect the Rate of Diffusion)

Effect: The greater the surface area, the more space for particles to move through, resulting in a faster rate of diffusion

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Osmosis

(Transporting Substances)

  • The movement of water from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one through a partially permeable membrane.

  • It is passive, as it does not use energy.

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High ; Low

(Transporting Substances: Osmosis)

A dilute solution of sugar has a ___ concentration of water (and therefore a high water potential). A concentrated solution of sugar has a ___ concentration of water (and therefore a low water potential). Water moves from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution because it moves from an area of high water potential to low water potential- down the concentration gradient.

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Isotonic

(Transporting Substances: Osmosis)

If the concentration of sugar in an external solution is the same as the internal, there will be no movement and the solution is said to be ___ to the cell

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Hypertonic

(Transporting Substances: Osmosis)

If the concentration of sugar in external solution is higher than the internal, water moves out, and the solution is said to be ___ to the cell

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Hypotonic

(Transporting Substances: Osmosis)

If the concentration of sugar in external solution is lower than the internal, water moves in, and the solution is said to be ___ to the cell

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Dilute

(Osmosis in Living Organisms)

In animals:

If the external solution is more ___ (higher water potential), it will move into animal cells causing them to burst.

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Concentrated

(Osmosis in Living Organisms)

In animals:

If the external solution is more ___ (lower water potential), excess water will leave the cell causing it to become shrivelled.

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Turgor

(Osmosis in Living Organisms)

In plants:

  • If the external solution is more dilute, water will move into the cell and into the vacuole, causing it to swell, resulting in pressure called ___ (essential in keeping the leaves and stems of plants rigid).

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Plasmolysis

(Osmosis in Living Organisms)

In plants:

If the external solution is less dilute, water will move out of the cell and they will become soft. Eventually the cell membrane will move away from the cell wall (called ___) and it will die.

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Active Transport

(Transporting Substances)

  • The movement of particles from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration, i.e. against the concentration gradient.

  • This requires energy from respiration as it is working against the gradient, which is why it is called active.

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Mineral Ions

(Active Transport in Living Organisms)

In root hair cells

  • They take up water and ___ ___ (for healthy growth) from the soil

  • ___ ___ are usually in higher concentrations in the cells, meaning diffusion cannot take place

  • This requires energy from respiration to work

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Sugar

(Active Transport in Living Organisms)

In the gut:

  • Substances such as glucose and amino acids from your food have to move from your gut into your bloodstream

  • Sometimes there can be a lower concentration of ___ molecules in the gut than the blood, meaning diffusion cannot take place

  • Active transport is required to move the ___ to the blood against its concentration gradient

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Mitosis

  • A type of cell division where one cell divides to form two identical daughter cells.

  • The cell cycle is a series of steps that the cell has to undergo in order to do this.

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(Mitosis)

In this stage the cell grows, organelles (such as ribosome and mitochondria) grow and increase in number, the synthesis of proteins occurs, all 46 chromosomes are replicated (forming the characteristic ‘X’ shape) and energy stores are increased

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Stage 2 (Mitosis)

(Mitosis)

The chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell and spindle fibres pull each chromosome of the ‘X’ to either side of the cell.

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Stage 3 (Cytokinesis)

(Mitosis)

Two identical daughter cells form when the cytoplasm and cell membranes divide, each containing the same 46 chromosomes as the original cell.

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Asexual

Cell division by mitosis in multicellular organisms is important in their growth and development, and when replacing damaged cells. Mitosis is also a vital part of ___ reproduction, as this type of reproduction only involves one organism, so to produce offspring it simply replicates its own cells.

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Differentiation

(Specialised Cells)

  • Cells specialise by undergoing ___

    • A process that involves the cell gaining new sub-cellular structures in order for it to be suited to its role.

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Stem Cells

(Specialised Cells)

Cells can either differentiate once early on or have the ability to differentiate their whole life (these are called ___ ___).

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Sperm Cells

(Specialised Cells in Animals)

  • Specialised to carry the male’s DNA to the egg cell (ovum) for successful reproduction

  • Streamlined head and long tail to aid swimming

  • Many mitochondria (where respiration happens) which supply the energy to allow the cell to move

  • The acrosome (top of the head) has digestive enzymes which break down the outer layers of membrane of the egg cell

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Nerve Cells

(Specialised Cells in Animals)

  • Specialised to transmit electrical signals quickly from one place in the body to another

  • The axon is long, enabling the impulses to be carried along long distances

  • Having lots of extensions from the cell body (called dendrites) means branched connections can form with other nerve cells

  • The nerve endings have many mitochondria which supply the energy to make special transmitter chemicals called neurotransmitters. These allow the impulse to be passed from one cell to another.

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(Specialised Cells in Animals)

  • Specialised to contract quickly to move bones (striated muscle) or simply to squeeze (smooth muscle, e.g found in blood vessels so blood pressure can be varied), therefore causing movement

  • Special proteins (myosin and actin) slide over each other, causing the muscle to contract

  • Lots of mitochondria to provide energy from respiration for contraction

  • They can store a chemical called glycogen that is used in respiration by mitochondria

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Root Hair Cells

(Specialised Cells in Plants)

  • Specialised to take up water by osmosis and mineral ions by active transport from the soil as they are found in the tips of roots

  • Have a large surface area due to root hairs, meaning more water can move in

  • The large permanent vacuole affects the speed of movement of water from the soil to the cell

  • Mitochondria to provide energy from respiration for the active transport of mineral ions into the root hair cell

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Xylem Cells

(Specialised Cells in Plants)

  • Specialised to transport water and mineral ions up the plant from the roots to the shoots

  • Upon formation, a chemical called lignin is deposited which causes the cells to die. They become hollow and are joined end-to-end to form a continuous tube so water and mineral ions can move through

  • Lignin is deposited in spirals which helps the cells withstand the pressure from the movement of water

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Phloem cells

(Specialised Cells in Plants)

  • Specialised to carry the products of photosynthesis (food) to all parts of the plants

  • Cell walls of each cell form structures called sieve plates when they break down, allowing the movement of substances from cell to cell

  • Despite losing many sub-cellular structures, the energy these cells need to be alive is supplied by the mitochondria of the companion cells.

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Stem Cells

  • An undifferentiated cell which can undergo division to produce many more similar cells

  • Some of these will differentiate to have different functions, such as the specialised cells mentioned above

  • They are important in development, growth and repair

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Embryonic stem cells

(Stem Cells)

  • Form when an egg and sperm cell fuse to form a zygote

  • They can differentiate into any type of cell in the body

  • Scientists can clone these cells (though culturing them) and direct them to differentiate into almost any cell in the body

  • These could potentially be used to replace insulin-producing cells in those suffering from diabetes, new neural cells for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, or nerve cells for those paralyzed with spinal cord injuries

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Adult stem cells

(Stem Cells)

If found in bone marrow they can form many types of cells (not any type, like embryonic stem cells can) including blood cells

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Meristems in plants

(Stem Cells)

  • Found in root and shoot tips

  • They can differentiate into any type of plant, and have this ability throughout the life of the plant

  • They can be used to make clones of the plant

    • This may be necessary if the parent plant has certain desirable features (such as disease resistance), for research or to save a rare plant from extinction

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Circulatory System

Carries oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body and removes the waste products.

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System 1

(Circulatory System)

Deoxygenated blood flows into the right atrium and then into the right ventricle which pumps it to the lungs to undergo gaseous exchange

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System 2

(Circulatory System)

Oxygenated blood flows into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle which pumps oxygenated blood around the body

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Left

(Structure of the Heart)

  • Muscular walls to provide a strong heartbeat

  • The muscular wall of the ___ ventricle is thicker because blood needs to be pumped all around the body rather than just to the lung like the ___ ventricle.

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Valves

(Structure of the Heart)

___ to make sure blood does not flow backwards

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Coronary arteries

(Structure of the Heart)

___ ___ cover the heart to provide its own oxygenated blood supply

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Arteries

(Structure of Blood Vessels)

  • Carry blood AWAY from the heart

  • Layers of muscle in the walls make them strong

  • Elastic fibres allow them to stretch

  • This helps the vessels withstand the high pressure created by the pumping of the heart

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Veins

(Structure of Blood Vessels)

  • Carry blood TOWARDS the heart

  • The lumen (the actual tube in which blood flows through) is wide to allow the low pressure blood to flow through

  • They have valves to ensure the blood flows in the right direction

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Capillaries

(Structure of Blood Vessels)

  • Allow the blood to flow very close to cells to enable substances to move between them

  • One cell thick walls create a short diffusion pathway

  • Permeable walls so substances can move across them

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Red Blood Cells

(Structure of Blood)

  • Contain haemoglobin

    • A red protein that combines with oxygen to allow for transport

  • No nucleus

    • To create more space for haemoglobin

  • Biconcave shape

    • To maximise surface area for oxygen to be absorbed

  • Flexible

    • So they can fit through very narrow blood vessels

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(Structure of Blood)

  • The liquid which carries all of the components of blood, such as blood cells, platelets, amino acids, urea etc.

  • Mainly made up of water and many substances that need to be transported around the body, e.g. carbon dioxide, urea, are water-soluble

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