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Botany Mcqs Paper 2013
Botany Mcqs Paper 2013
∑ 1. Plants expressing foreign genes introduc ed by genetic engineering are :
∑ (a) Transgens (b) Hybrids (c) Mutants (d) Polyploids (e) None of these
∑ 2. An association of species in w hich both partners benefits is called :
∑ (a) Antagonism (b) Competition (c) Mutualism (d) None of these
∑ 3. Autotrophs are primary producers in:
∑ (a) Food w eb (b) Food chain (c) Food series (d) Food security (e) None of these
∑ 4. A multiprote in complex that comprises ATPase in thylakoid membrane is:
∑ (a) CF0-CF1 (b) CF0-CF2 (c) CF1-CF2 (d) CF2-CF1 (e) None of these
∑ 5. Set of conditions in w hich an organism completes its life cyc le is:
∑ (a) Niche (b) Habitat (c) Biome (d) Hab it (e) None of these
∑ 6. Suberized band in the cell wall of endodermis is:
∑ (a) Exodermal strip (b) Casparian strip (c) Abscision strip
∑ (d) Hypodermal strip (e) None of these
∑ 7. Genetically dw arfness can be overcome by treatment w ith:
∑ (a) Jasmonates (b) Auxins (c) Abscisic acid (d) Gibberellins (e) None of these
∑ 8. Exc hange of genetic material betw een two paired chromosome during meiosis is:
∑ (a) Test cross (b) Back cross (c) Inbreeding (d) None of these
∑ 9. Free space in tissues comprising cell w all and intercellu lar spaces:
∑ (a) Symplast (b) Apoplast (c) Protoplast (d) Amylop last (e) None of these
∑ 10. Chromosome compliment with 2n-1 is called:
∑ (a) Disomy (b) Nullisomy (c) Monosomy (d) Tetrasomy (e) None of these
∑ 11. Plants shedding their leav es seasonally are called:
∑ (a) Annuals (b) Biannua ls (c) Perennials (d) Deciduous (e) None of these
∑ 12. Organisms that obtain energy by metabolizing the inorganic sources are:
∑ (a) Lithotrophs (b) Osmotrophs (c) Heteroautotrops (d) Phototrophs (e) None of these
∑ 13. The culminating stage of plant succession in a given ecosystem is:
∑ (a) Cline (b) Climate (c) Climax (d) Cleave (e) None of these
∑ 14. Climat ically and geographically similar condit ions on the earth are called:
∑ (a) Biotope (b) Biomes (c) Biosphere (d) Biography (e) None of these
∑ 15. Vernalizat ion is process in w hich flow ering is promoted by:
∑ (a) Salt treatment (b) Hot treatment (c) Cold treatment (d) None of these
∑ 16. Which of the follow ing contains its ow n DNA?
∑ (a) Golgi bodies (b) Mitoc hondria (c) Ribosomes (d) None of these
∑ 17. In chlorophyll, four rings of pyrrole forming a complex w ith:
∑ (a) Cu-atom (b) Fe-atom (c) Mg-atom (d) K-atom (e) None of these
∑ 18. Plants grow ing inside another plant are called:
∑ (a) Endophytes (b) Exophytes (c) Amphiphytes (d) Phleophytes (e) None of these

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∑ 19. A functional un it of modern ecology is:
∑ (a) Habitat (b) Biosphere (c) Succession (d) None of these
∑ 20. Mutation arising as an immediat e and direct response to selective pressure:
∑ (a) Point mutation (b) Adaptiv e mutation (c) Shift mutation
∑ (d) Natural selection (e) None of these

Botany Mcqs Practice Test

THE OSMOSIS MEANS
flow of solutes from low concentration to higher concentration

flow of solutes from higher concentration to low concentration

flow of solvents from low concentration to high concentration

flow of solvent from high concentration to low concentration

WATER IS ABSORBED THROUGH THE ROOT HAIRS BY MEANS OF :

respiration

tugor pressure

transpiration

osmosis

A LAND BIOME IS IDENTIFIED PRIMARILY BY ITS

clima x vegetation

pioneer organisms

dominanant animals

food chains

RADIAL VASCULAR BUNDLES OCCUR IN:

monocot stem

dicot stem

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monocot leaf

monocot root

TRANSPIRATIONAL PULL IN LAND PLANTS IS A PHYSICAL FACTOR ASSOCIATED

WITH UPWARD TRANSPORT IN THE
phloem

cambium

xyle m

cotyledon

PLANTS CELLS DIFFER FROM ANIMALS CELLS IN WHICH ONE IMPORTANT WAY?
plants cells all possess chlorophyll

plants cells have a large central vacuole

plants cells are bigger

plants cells are not so specialized

THE EDIBLE FUNGI ARE

rusts

carrot

Milde ws

mushrooms

THE VACULE OF A PLANT CELL CONTAINS

water

cytoplasm

the nucleus

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water plus dissolved chemical

TRANSPIRATION TAKES PLACE FROM:

steam

leaves

all parts of the plants

only arial part of the plant

ATIBIOT ICS ARE MOSTLY PRODUCED COMMERCIATTY FROM?

bacteria

viruses

algae

fungi

THE PRESENCE OF LIGNIN IN THE CELL WALL IS THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF:
woody tissue

phloem

soft tissue

cortex

GENES ARE MADE OF:

histone

polynucleotides

hydrocarbons

Lipoprotein
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THE PATH OF TRANSLOCATION OF MINERAL IONS IN THE PLANT IS THROUGH:

cortex

phloem

pith

endodermis

WILTING OF A PLANT RESULTS FROM EXCESSIVE:

absorption

phytosynthesis

respiration

transpiration

THE PROCESS IN WHICH WATER IS SPLIT DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS

photolysis

plasmolysis

hydrolysis

hemolysis

Botany Mcqs Practice Test

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEND IF THIN SLIEC OF SUGER BEET IS PLASED IN A
CONCENTRATED SOLUTION OF SODIUM CLORIDE?
it should lose water from the cells

It should become turgid

it should niether absorb water nor lose water

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it should absorb water from salt solution

SAPROPHYTES BREAK DOWN DEAD ORGANIC MATER BY SECRETING

hormones

enzymes

auxin

bacteria

THE PRESENCE OF LIGNIN IN THE CELL WALL IS THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF:
woody tissue

phloem

soft tissue

cortex

STOMATA IN MOSS ARE PRESENT IN

leaf

stem

lower part of capsule

uper part of capsule

TRANSPIRATION TAKES PLACE FROM:

steam

leaves

all parts of the plants

only arial part of the plant

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THE SIZE OF THE STOMATES IN A LEAF IS CONTROLLED BY THE

xyle m cells

phloem cells

guard cels

heterotrophic cells

WHY CAMBIUM IS CONSIDERD A LATERAL MERISTEM?

Because it gives rise to lateral branches

Because it increase the birth of the plant

Because it increase the length of the plant

Because it increase the height and the diameter of the plant

IN RESPIRATION PYRUVIC ACID IS

Formed only when oxygen is available

product of glycolysis

broken doun into carbon fragment

a result of protein breakdown

OPNING OF STOMATA IS DUE TO:

turgidity of guard cells

size of guard cells

number os guard cells

amount of corbon_dioxide in atmosphare

THE TISSUE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSLOCATION OF FOOD MATERIAL IS:

Vessels
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sieve tubes

parenchyma

fibres

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A RAPID TYPE OF ABSORPTION?

passive absorption

active absorption

salt absorption

root tip absorption

THE VASCULER BUNDLES ARE SURROUNDED BY A SCELRENCHYMATOUS SHEATH

IS:
dicot stem

monocot stem

dicot root

monocot stem

THE LIVING PART OF PLANT CELL IS CALLED?

cell wall

protoplasm

hyloplasm

cell sap

IF GENES FOR TWO DIFFERENT TRAITS ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME CHROMOSOME ,
THEY ARE SAID TO BE
allelic

linked
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segregated

intermediate

RADIAL VASCULAR BUNDLES OCCUR IN:

monocot stem

dicot stem

monocot leaf

monocot root

Botany Mcqs For PCS & CSS Exams

Posted by Muneer Hayat on 9 May 2013, 3:08 am

Botany Mcqs For PCS & CSS Exams

(i) The Green Algae belongs to:
(a) Cyanochloranta
(b) Chlorophyc ophyta
(c) Charophyta
(d) Cryptophycophyta
(e) None of these

(ii) If the gametes and gametangia in Fungi are of unequal size, they are termed as:
(a) Heterothallic
(b) Homothallic
(c) Isogametes
(d) Anisogametes
(e) None of these

(iii) Ch lorophyll ‘d’ exists in:

(a) Pyrrophyta
(b) Phaeophyta
(c) Cryptophyta
(d) Rhodophyta
(e) None of these

(iv) Which of the type of chlorophyll is rare in Xanthophyc eae and has been determined in only tw o of its
genera:
(a) chlorophyll ‘a’
(b) chlorophyll ‘e’
(c) chlorophyll ‘b’
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(d) chlorophyll ‘d’

(e) None of these

(v) The Axoneme in an alg al filament is composed of fibrils:

(a) five
(b) seven
(c) eleven
(d) one
(e) None of these

(vi) An antib iot ic called “Ch lorellin” is derived from:

(a) Chara
(b) Spirogyra
(c) Volvox
(d) Chlorella
(e) None of these

(vii) In Pakistan, Volvox is found abundantly in water ponds during the months of:
(a) Marc h and April
(b) May and June
(c) November and December
(d) January and February
(e) None of these

(viii) Because of extracting from w ater and depositing it in their walls different species of Chara are
referred to as “Stone Worts:
(a) Sodium chloride
(b) Calcium carbonate
(c) Potassium sulphate
(d) Potassium nitrate
(e) None of these

(ix) Puccinia gramin is causes _ in wheat:

(a) Yellow or stripe rust
(b) Brow n or orange leaf rust
(c) Black or stem rust
(d) Loose green smut
(e) None of these

(x) The zero and one stages of Puccinia gramin is are produc ed on:
(a) Triticum aestivum
(b) Hordeum Vulgare
(c) Sorghum Vulgare
(d) Barberis Vu lgar is
(e) None of these

(xi) A stable s elf-supporting association of a is termed as lichen:

(a) bryophyte & a pteridophyte
(b) mycobiont & a phyc obiont
(c) plant & animal
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(d) gymnosperm & angiosperm

(e) None of these

(xii) Equ isetum is the only liv ing genus that belongs to:
(a) Sphenopsida
(b) Caphalid a
(c) Chlorophycophyta
(d) Pteropsida
(e) None of these

(xiii) The genus Equisetum comprises about 25 species distributed w orld-over except in:
(a) Eurasia
(b) North America
(c) South America
(d) Australasia
(e) None of these

(xiv) The members of class Filicin ae in pteridophyta date back to _ era:

(a) Mesozoic
(b) Paleozoic
(c) Cenozoic
(d) Cambrian
(e) None of these

(xv) Marsilea quadrifo lia belongs to the group of plants know n as:
(a) Lichens
(b) Sedges
(c) Ferns
(d) Shrubs
(e) None of these

(xvi) show marked affinit ies w ith both Pteridophytes and angiosperms:
(a) Bryophytes
(b) Hydrophytes
(c) Gymnosperms
(d) Epiphytes
(e) None of these

(xvii) _ has five leaves in the spur:

(a) Pinus longifolia
(b) Pinus excelsa
(c) Pinus roxberghii
(d) Pinus wallich iana
(e) None of these

(xviii) The resting period betw een pollinat ion and fertilizat ion in Taxas baccata may be:
(a) Five to ten months
(b) Tw o to three months
(c) One to tw o months
(d) Ten to eleven months
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(xix) In Ephedra, the oosphore undergoes repeated divisions to produce eight-celled :

(a) Zygote
(b) Zygosphore
(c) Endosperm
(d) Pro-embryo
(e) None of these

(xx) Double fertilizat ion is a characteristic of:

(a) Gymnosperms
(b) Bryophytes
(c) Angiosperms
(d) Pteridophytes
(e) None of these

(i) NAD H from the Krebs cycle is approximate ly equal to:

(a) 2 ATP
(b) 3 ATP
(c) 4 ATP
(d) 6 ATP
(e) None of these

(ii) In mitoc hondrial electron transport chains, the final c acceptor is:
(a) H2O
(b) H2O2
(c) NAD+
(d) FAD
(e) None of these

(iii) The movement of w ater from cell to cell v ia plasmadesmata is called :

(a) Symplastic
(b) Transmembrane
(c) Apoplast ic
(d) Facilitated
(e) None of these

(iv) In maize plant, the CO2 fixation mechanism is called:

(a) C3 pathway
(b) C4 pathw ay
(c) CAM pathw ay
(d) C3 – C4 intermediate
(e) None of these

(v) Salt-loving plants are know n as:

(a) Glyc ophytes
(b) Halophytes
(c) Xerophytes
(d) Mesophytes
(e) None of these
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(vi) With the addit ion of solution to a liqu id system, the w ater potential of the system:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains stable
(d) Remains variable
(e) None of these

(vii) The conversion of pyruvate into acetyl C0. A is called :

(a) Glyc olysis
(b) Fermentation
(c) Oxidative carboxylat ion
(d) B-Oxidat ion
(e) None of these

(viii) Between adenin e and thymine, there are:

(a) Tw o hydrogen bonds
(b) 3 hydrogen bonds
(c) One hydrogen bond
(d) 4 hydrogen bonds
(e) None of these

(ix) The stage of meiosis in w hich pairing of homologous chromosomes starts is called :
(a) Leptotene
(b) Zygotene
(c) Diplotene
(d) Pachytene
(e) None of these

(x) The site of chromosome on w hich a gene is located is called:

(a) Allele
(b) Loc us
(c) Site
(d) Trait
(e) None of these

(xi) In a dihybrid cross, the ratio of F2 generation is:

(a) 9:3:3 :1
(b) 3:1
(c) 1:2:1
(d) 1:1
(e) None of these

(xii) When a s ing le gene has multip le effects, the phenomenon is called :
(a) Codominance
(b) Epistasis
(c) Pleiotropy
(d) Genostasis
(e) None of these
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(xiii) Lamarck’s theory of evolution w as published in :

(a) 1807
(b) 1808
(c) 1809
(d) 1810
(e) None of these

(xiv) The book “Origin of Species” w as written by:

(a) Linnaeus
(b) Lamarc k
(c) Mendel
(d) Darw in
(e) None of these

(xv) The interac tion betw een algae and fungi to form lichen is called :
(a) Parasitism
(b) Mutalism
(c) Commensalism
(d) Amensalism
(e) None of these

(xvi) The actual location or place w here an organism lives is called :

(a) Habitat
(b) Ecosystem
(c) Niche
(d) Biome
(e) None of these

(xvii) Wh ich of the biomes has been increased in area by human activit ies?
(a) Savanna
(b) Grassland
(c) Desert
(d) Coniferous forest
(e) None of these

(xviii) Wh ich zone of the lake ecosystem consists of phyto-and zoo-planktons?

(a) Littoral zone
(b) Limnetic zone
(c) Profundal zone
(d) Water deep layers
(e) None of these

(xix) Which of the follow ing is a biot ic component of an ecosystem?

(a) Producers
(b) Consumers
(c) Decomposers
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
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(xx) A sequenc e of changes in the community structure of an ecosystem over a period of time is called :
(a) Natural selection
(b) Succession
(c) Neo-Darw inism
(d) Lamarc kism
(e) None of these

ans

1.3ATP
2.h2o
3.symplast
4.c4pathw ay
5.halophytes
6.remain stable
7.none(oxidativ e decarboxylation)
8.tw o hydrogen bond
9.zygotene
10.loc us
11.9:3:3 :1
12.pleiotrophy
13.1909
14.darw in
15.mutualism
16.habitat
17.grassland
18.all of these
20.succession

Botany Mcqs for PCS Exam

Posted by Muneer Hayat on 3 May 2013, 6:40 am

Botany Mcqs For PCS Exam

Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answ er Sheet. (20)

(i) NAD H from the Krebs cycle is approximate ly equal to:

(a) 2 ATP
(b) 3 ATP
(c) 4 ATP
(d) 6 ATP
(e) None of these

(ii) In mitoc hondrial electron transport chains, the final c acceptor is:
(a) H2O
(b) H2O2
(c) NAD+
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(d) FAD
(e) None of these

(iii) The movement of w ater from cell to cell v ia plasmadesmata is called :

(a) Symplastic
(b) Transmembrane
(c) Apoplast ic
(d) Facilitated
(e) None of these

(iv) In maize plant, the CO2 fixation mechanism is called:

(a) C3 pathway
(b) C4 pathw ay
(c) CAM pathw ay
(d) C3 – C4 intermediate
(e) None of these

(v) Salt-loving plants are known as:

(a) Glyc ophytes
(b) Halophytes
(c) Xerophytes
(d) Mesophytes
(e) None of these

(vi) With the addit ion of solution to a liqu id system, the w ater potential of the system:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains stable
(d) Remains variable
(e) None of these

(vii) The conversion of pyruvate into acetyl C0. A is called :

(a) Glyc olysis
(b) Fermentation
(c) Oxidative carboxylat ion
(d) B-Oxidat ion
(e) None of these

(viii) Between adenin e and thymine, there are:

(a) Tw o hydrogen bonds
(b) 3 hydrogen bonds
(c) One hydrogen bond
(d) 4 hydrogen bonds
(e) None of these

(ix) The stage of meiosis in w hich pairing of homologous chromosomes starts is called :
(a) Leptotene
(b) Zygotene
(c) Diplotene
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(d) Pachytene
(e) None of these

(x) The site of chromosome on w hich a gene is located is called:

(a) Allele
(b) Loc us
(c) Site
(d) Trait
(e) None of these

(xi) In a dihybrid cross, the ratio of F2 generation is:

(a) 9:3:3 :1
(b) 3:1
(c) 1:2:1
(d) 1:1
(e) None of these

(xii) When a s ing le gene has multip le effects, the phenomenon is called :
(a) Codominance
(b) Epistasis
(c) Pleiotropy
(d) Genostasis
(e) None of these

(xiii) Lamarck’s theory of evolution w as published in :

(a) 1807
(b) 1808
(c) 1809
(d) 1810
(e) None of these

(xiv) The book “Origin of Species” w as written by:

(a) Linnaeus
(b) Lamarc k
(c) Mendel
(d) Darw in
(e) None of these

(xv) The interac tion betw een algae and fungi to form lichen is called :
(a) Parasitism
(b) Mutalism
(c) Commensalism
(d) Amensalism
(e) None of these

(xvi) The actual location or place w here an organism lives is called:

(a) Habitat
(b) Ecosystem
(c) Niche
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(d) Biome
(e) None of these

(xvii) Wh ich of the biomes has been increased in area by human activit ies?
(a) Savanna
(b) Grassland
(c) Desert
(d) Coniferous forest
(e) None of these

(xviii) Wh ich zone of the lake ecosystem consists of phyto-and zoo-planktons?

(a) Littoral zone
(b) Limnetic zone
(c) Profundal zone
(d) Water deep layers
(e) None of these

(xix) Which of the follow ing is a biot ic component of an ecosystem?

(a) Producers
(b) Consumers
(c) Decomposers
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(xx) A sequenc e of changes in the community structure of an ecosystem over a period of time is called :
(a) Natural selection
(b) Succession
(c) Neo-Darw inism
(d) Lamarc kism
(e) None of thes

Botany Mcqs Test

Posted by Muneer Hayat on 2 January 2 015, 12:30 am
Botany Mcqs Test
(1) Pappus found in compositae is the modification of:
(a) Calyx
(b) Bract
(c) Corolla
(d) Stamen
(e) None of these

(2) In Malvaceae androecium is characteristically :

(a) Monadelphous
(b)Didynamous
(c) Diadelphous
(d) Tetradynamous
(e) None of these
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(3) The first phylogenetic system of plant classification w as proposed by:

(a) Engler
(b) Prantl
(c) Wettstien
(d) Eichler
(e) None of these

(4) The androcium in Compositae is :

(a) Epiteta lous and manodelphous
(b) Polyandrous and manodelphous
(c) Polyandrous and syngenesious
(d) Epitetalous and syngenesious
(e) None of these

(5) The fruit of mango is:

(a) Berry
(b) Drupe
(c) Pome
(d) Nut
(e) None of these

(6) Fungal spores produced asexually at tip or side of hyphae are called :
(a) Sporangiophore
(b) Anthrospores
(c) Conidia
(d) Spores
(e) None of these

(7) Damping off disease is caused by:

(a) Aspergillus
(b) Ustilago
(c) Pythium
(d) Puccinia
(e) None of these

(8) Obliquely placed ovary is present in the family :

(a) Rutaceae
(b) Solanaceae
(c) Malvaceae
(d) Labiatae
(e) None of these

(9) Gynobasic style arises from the base of ovary. This is characteristics of the family:
(a) Labiatae
(b) Solanaceae
(c) Compos itae
(d) Malvaceae

(e) None of these

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(10) Columella is present in sporangium of:

(a) Spirogyra
(b) Yeast (c)
Ulothr ix (d)
Rhizopus

(11) Which of the follow ing diseases is cause by fungus?

(a) Cholera
(b) Rust of w heat
(c) T.B
(d) Tetanus

(12) Target board effect is caused by:

(a) Alternar ia
(b) Colletotr ichum
(c) Pyricularia
(d) Helm inthosporium

(13) Edible fungus is:

(a) Aspergillus
(b) Agaricus
(c) Penicillium
(d) None of these

(14) Clamp connections are very common in:

(a) Ascomycetes
(b) Basid iomyc etes
(c) Phycomycetes
(d) None of these

(15) Penicillin w as extracted by:

(a) Flemming
(b) Huxley
(c) Lamarc k
(d) Brow n

(16) Bacteria belong to:

(a) Schizomycetes
(b) Actinomyc etes
(c) Epigynous
(d) None of these

(17) Mushroom is a:
(a) Parasite
(b) Saprophyte
(c) Photosynthetic
(d) None of these
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(18) The sieve elements are the major components of:

(a) Xylem
(b) Phloem
(c) Cambuim
(d) None of these

(19) The gametes taking part in sexual reproduction of rhizopus are:

(a) Uninucleate
(b) Binucleate
(c) Multinucleate
(d) DIkaryotic
(e) None of these

(20) Blue green algae is a common name of:

(a) Xanthophyc eate
(b) Chlorophyc eae
(c) Cyanophyc emae
(d) Charophyceae
(e) None of these

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