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1
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What do plants use water for?

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Photosynthesis, temperature regulation, and stability.

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Brownian motion

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Ions and molecules are in constant random motion

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Diffusion

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Influenced by pressure, temperature, and density of the medium.

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Osmosis

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Diffusion through a semipermeable membrane where the concentrations equilibrate. The area of the higher concentration goes to the area of the lower concentration.

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Cell water potential

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Water enter cells through osmosis

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Osmotic potential

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The potential of water molecules to move from a hypotonic solution (more water, less solutes) to a hypertonic solution (less water, more solutes) across a semi-permeable membrane.

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Pressure potential

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Water moves from cells with higher wetness to cells that are dry.

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Transpiration

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The loss of water vapor from the leaves to the atmosphere. Occurs from root to leaf, water vapor exits stomata during photosynthesis

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Guard cells

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Epidermal cells, two of which create a stoma (singular stomata). They regulate gas exchange between the leaf and the atmosphere.

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How guard cells open and close

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By changing the turgor pressure. The more inflated the stomata is (more water and solutes in it) the more open they are.

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Environment influence on transpiration rates

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Transpiration increases with temperature, sunlight, high soil moisture, and wind velocity. Too high of a temperature causes a decrease in transpiration (due to the stomata closing), and high CO2 rates decrease transpiration.

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Translocation

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Movement of food substance throughout a plant via water.

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Pressure-flow-hypothesis

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Food is actively loaded into phloem from source. Water enters xylem and phloem via osmosis. Pressure gradient drives food down the phloem. Food is then actively removed from the sink.

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CAM plants

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Opens stomata at night versus the day. This type of plant collects CO2 at night to use the next day when the plant performs photosynthesis with its stomata closed. (EX: Cacti and orchids)

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What do plants get from soils?

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Nutrients, water, and stability

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Why are desert soils infertile?

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There is no rain to weather down the soil, which means there are no nutrients in the soil. Without nutrients or water in the soil, plants have nothing to grow from.

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Sandy soils

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Large pore size, obtain oxygen, and water, has good root growth, and is easy to work with. Water and nutrients drain out quickly.

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Clay soils

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Water drains slowly through this soil type, nutrients hold on better, but it has small pores and low oxygen levels, and it is harder to work with.

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Loams

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(Sand, silt, and clay combined) Best for agriculture due to different-sized pores, more space for growth, sand has a high pore size, clay holds moisture, clay and silt hold nutrients, and silt is “workable”.

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Organic matter

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Compounds that have a carbon base. Usually, C, H, O, and N. Produced by the decomposition of plants and animals.

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Living and non-living things found in soil

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Nutrients, water, microorganisms (bacteria and fungi), seeds, worms, organic matter, rocks, silt, sand, clay, roots, plant parts, and vertebrates (moles, prairie dogs, groundhogs, etc.).

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Topsoil

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Newly decomposed living organism, lots of organic material

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B-horizon

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Broken down materials and inorganic material

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Parent material

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Weather igneous and sedimentary rocks

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Bedrock

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The bottom layer of the soil

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Soil water content

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Soil structure, density of vegetation,location of ground water table

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Wilting point

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Point at which water is no longer available to plants, dependent on soil texture

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Field capacity

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Point at which soil can hold NO MORE water

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Best pH in soil for plants

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7

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Metabolism

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Any biochemical processes inside a living organism. Examples include photosynthesis, respiration, digestion, growth, movement in a living organism, and translocation.

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Enzymes

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Proteins that speed up and ultimately regulate metabolic processes

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ATP

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Adenosine triphosphate. Powers many chemical reactions, also known as “energy packets”. 3 phosphate groups, a lot of pent-up energy that is stored, and after splitting it creates ADP

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The importance of photosynthesis

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Without it the food chain would collapse, living organisms would slowly die, plants wouldn’t be able to convert CO2 into sugars, and the regulation of carbon on earth would end.

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Major ingredients of photosynthesis

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CO2, H2O, light, chlorophyll, enzymes, glucose, and oxygen + water.

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

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Diffuses into plant leaves through the stomatal opening and ultimately reaches the chloroplasts. It’s function is to provide C.

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Water (H2O)

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Solution for CO2 to dissolve and is the source of the electron involved.

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Light

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Provides energy for photosynthesis and absorbs in the red and blue portion of the spectrum

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Chlorophyll

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Molecules that absorb red and blue light. Not green

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Enzymes

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Catalyze the reactions, very temperature sensitive. (EX: Rubisco)

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Glucose

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Produced during respiration, lipid and starch formation and plant structure formation

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Oxygen + Water

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Byproducts of photosynthesis and may be recycled or emitted as gas through the leaves

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Start products of light-dependent reactions

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Light, H2O, NADP+, ADP, and P

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End products of light-dependent reactions

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ATP, NADPH, O2, and H+

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Start products of light-independent reactions

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CO2, RuBP, ATP, and NADPH

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End products of light-independent reactions

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ADP, NADP, 3C sugars, and RuBP

46
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Oxidation

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Removal of electron(s) from compound

47
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Reduction

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Addition of electrons

48
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Light-dependent reaction steps

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1) Photons of light are absorbed
2) Electrons get excited – Boosted to a higher energy level
3) Water is split
4) Electrons flow down the electron transport chain
5) ATP & NADH are produced (stored energy)

49
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Light-independent reaction steps:

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1) Take ATP and NADH from LDP
2) Convert CO2 into sugars
3) Restart the cycle

50
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Calvin Cycle steps

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It’s the process by which rubisco grabs CO2 out of the atmosphere and combine that with the 5C sugar to make glucose and make more 5C sugar (RuBP)

51
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Rubisco

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Oldest enzyme that hasn’t yet evolved, it grabs CO2 and starts the Calvin cycle

52
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C3 photosynthesis

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Most common form of photosynthesis

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C4 photosynthesis

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Separate carbon and sugar creation. Most grasses in the US and south US (hot & dry areas), involve a step with PEP

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CAM benefits

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Keeps stomata closed during the day which reduces water loss and uses PEPc instead of Rubisco which causes less photorespiration

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Why do plants respire?

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TO take glucose and create usable energy

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Substrate for respiration

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Glucose

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Byproducts of respiration

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Water, carbon, and energy

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ADP

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Adenosine diphosphate, 2 phosphate groups, result of ATP splitting, and can be recycled and used to make ATP

59
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Start products of glycolysis

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Glucose and ATP (2)

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End products of glycolysis

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Pyruvic acid and ATP (4)

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Investment step of glycolysis

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Use ATP to create 2 phosphorylated 3C sugars

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Reward step in glycolysis

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Use 2 phosphorylated 3C sugars to create ATP (4) and pyruvic acid

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Electron transport system end product

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ATP by taking reduced “energy packets” *NADH and FADH2) and converting to ADP and ATP

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Anaerobic efficiency

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6%

65
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Anaerobic

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Without oxygen

66
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End product of anaerobic respiration

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Ethyl alcohol

67
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Energy

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Primary product of respiration

68
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Glycolysis function

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Make some ATP and substrate for making [x] H

69
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Citric acid cycle function

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Make [x] H

70
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Electron transport system function

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Make ATP

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Water use efficiency

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Carbon gained per water lost

72
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WUE formula

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Photosynthesis divided by transpiration

73
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How can WUE be improved?

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The stomata must close

74
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Carbon use efficiency

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Carbon gained per carbon lost

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CUE formula

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Photosynthesis divided by respiration

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Efficiency

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The ratio of stuff produced to the stuff used

77
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Net primary productivity

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Photosynthesis - respiration

78
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Photosynthesis

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Using sun to create glucose

79
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Respiration

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Using glucose to create ATP

80
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Plant A takes up 10 moL CO2 per 5 moL H2O lost, plant B takes up 5 moL CO2 per 1 moL h20 lost. Which one has a higher WUE, and which is the better competitor?

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Plant B has a higher WUE (5/1=5), and Plant A is a better competitor (10/5=2)

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CUE temperature

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Photosynthesis and respiration have different short-term temperature sensitives; thus, CUE may change with temperature.

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CUE acclimation

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Given time, plants will acclimate to climate. Photosynthesis continues to increase, and CUE after acclimation is 2:1 (photosynthesis: respiration)

83
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How do plants and animals facilitate plant nutrient uptake?

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Plants and animals break down organic matter and release nutrients to soil and then to plants (by chewing things up and poop it out basically, plants provide most of the nutrients by recycling them into the soil)

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How do plants regulate WUE?

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WUE involves photosynthesis and transpiration the plant can use the stomata to up the WUE by closing the stomata or open them to do more photosynthesis

85
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Why does increasing atmospheric CO2 positively influence WUE?

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Higher CO2 in the atmosphere has a positive effect on photosynthesis, plants tend to close their stomata when CO2 goes up which would decrease transpiration which would also increase WUE

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